The FBRB is committed to fixing high-priority fish passage barriers throughout Washington State on a voluntary basis. The FBRB’s strategy is to fund fish passage replacements identified by salmon recovery regions as de-listing priorities, high-priority stocks, and opportunities to improve salmonid populations. Additionally, the FBRB is committed to funding high-priority fish passage projects upstream and downstream of previous investments made by state, local, and federal governments, and by private parties.

All projects must correct a fish passage barrier on a salmon bearing (anadromous) stream and be a barrier to fish as defined by WDFW’s 2019 Fish Passage Barrier and Surface Water Diversion Screening Assessment and Prioritization Manual. Partial or complete fish passage barriers are both eligible; however, total barriers will receive a higher score.