Alaska Streambank/Lake Shore Restoration Cost-Share
Stabilize a Streambank, Shoreline, Slope, or Eroding Area.
- Run by
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Service area
- Private landowners in Alaska. Contacts are organized for the Mat-Su Valley, Interior/Fairbanks, and Kenai Peninsula.
Program at a glance
- Benefit
- The official sources do not publish one simple amount.
- Who
- Private landowners in Alaska. Contacts are organized for the Mat-Su Valley, Interior/Fairbanks, and Kenai Peninsula.
- Where
- Private landowners in Alaska. Contacts are organized for the Mat-Su Valley, Interior/Fairbanks, and Kenai Peninsula.
- Qualifying project
- Stabilize a Streambank, Shoreline, Slope, or Eroding Area.
Quick check
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The finished result
What project qualifies?
An approved natural, structural, or combined practice stabilizes soil and protects water or habitat.
An approved natural, structural, or combined practice stabilizes soil and protects water or habitat.
Stabilize a Streambank, Shoreline, Slope, or Eroding Area
An approved natural, structural, or combined practice stabilizes soil and protects water or habitat.
See the full project guide →What the project may require
A product can be one part of the work. The approved project, timing, design, and proof control.
Complete the approved property project
requiredCreates the finished outcome the program supports.
Stabilize a Streambank, Shoreline, Slope, or Eroding Area.
Official path: official page
How to apply or check the program
- 1
Confirm the property
Verify the service area, account, ownership, applicant, and property type with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- 2
Open the current official program source
Use the official program link below.
- 3
Collect the before-project evidence
Ask for the current document checklist.
- 4
Get approval when required
Get written approval before removing, buying, signing, or installing anything the program treats as project work.
- 5
Complete only the approved scope
Keep design changes and material substitutions in writing.
- 6
Submit the completion package
Ask what after photos, invoices, inspections, or certifications are required.
Details to confirm
- The program explicitly bars advance material purchases.
- Rock armoring is not a safe assumption. The program favors natural stabilization.
Examples that do not qualify
- Buying gravel, soil, mulch, or another product by itself does not create eligibility.
Questions people ask
Is this a rebate for buying gravel or another material?
No. The program supports the qualifying property project described above. A material purchase matters only when it serves the approved design and follows the program’s payment rules.
Can I start before applying?
Get written approval before removing, buying, signing, or installing anything the program treats as project work.
Does appearing eligible guarantee funding?
No. Current status, funding, ranking, inspection, and final approval can still affect the outcome.
Who decides whether a material substitution qualifies?
The program or its designated designer. Ask U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to approve the exact substitute in writing before ordering.
Last verified 8/11/26
Official sources
Use these official sources for current rules, availability, and application details.
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