In May 2016, NPRB will award six or more Master's or Doctoral Graduate Student Research Awards of $25,000 each to qualified students. Students must address scientific, technological, and socio-economic issues relating to the research themes identified in the 2005 NPRB Science Plan. Students are limited to one award per degree. Award funds may be used for graduate student stipend and standard benefits, tuition or required university fees, or for specific research expenses such as travel, supplies, and laboratory analyses. Indirect costs are not allowed. One hundred percent of the funds must be used for the benefit of the graduate student, who will determine how the funds are divided among the allowable uses.

The Bureau of Reclamation Klamath Coho Habitat Restoration Program has approximately $2.5 million available over 4 years to enhance the survival and recovery of the Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), a species listed as "threatened" pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act. The grant program will be coordinated closely between Reclamation, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and internally with NFWF program management of the Klamath River Coho Enhancement Fund which provides funding in the same geography.  Grant funding will be provided to implement projects that enhance the survival and recovery of SONCC coho salmon.