The Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) is a small state agency that manages grant programs to create outdoor recreation opportunities, protect the best of the state’s wildlife habitat and working farms and forests, and help return salmon and orcas from near extinction.
The grant program mandates that applicants for all types of projects, including regional monitoring efforts, submit a comprehensive application via the PRISM system at least two weeks prior to a site visit. This guideline ensures that all necessary documentation and project plans are reviewed in a timely manner, supporting the grant's broad goal of thorough evaluation and monitoring of projects to ensure they align with the grant's specific causes and objectives.