The Accord Administration project was contracted in 2012 to provide a consistent funding mechanism to accomplish several objectives from the Tribes’ Strategic Implementation Plan developed through the Accord Planning project (2009-11) and to improve the administrative functions of staff that were obligated through multiple program budgets to perform functions associated with each Fish Accord program.

The purpose of this program is to provide long-term, strategic level guidance for the implementation and administration of Fish Accord programs.  The Tribes recognize the need to ensure Fish Accord programs effectively plan program activities which deliver measurable results, based on the best available science, and remain in harmony with Tribal customs and traditions.  The long-term commitment of funding from the action agencies has provided a unique opportunity for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes to engage in a strategic implementation process through the end of the Fish Accord.  The Accord Administration program helps ensure that the Tribes’ Fish and Wildlife Department remains responsive to the needs of the region, contributes to organizational stability and growth, and enables the Tribes to set policies and goals to guide the implementation of the Fish Accord.  

The Accord Administration contract specifically provides support to all action agency funded programs described in the Tribes’ Fish Accord.  Specifically these Accord programs are: Fort Hall Bottoms Habitat Enhancement Program; Salmon River Habitat Enhancement Program; Southern Idaho Wildlife Mitigation Program; Idaho Supplementation Studies Program; Snake River Sockeye Salmon Habitat/Limnological Research Program; ESA Habitat Rehabilitation Program; Yankee Fork Restoration Program; Salmon River Basin Nutrient Enhancement Program; Supplementation Monitoring and Evaluation Program; and, the Crystal Springs Hatchery Program.  Each of these programs are designed to meet specific needs within the Columbia River basin and improve resource condition in the action area for the Fish Accord.