Project sponsors for the 2021-2022 Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Review are encouraged to consider the additional information, context, and research provided by the "contextual" projects listed below during development of their proposals. These recently reviewed "contextual" projects are not part of the 2020-2021 review and do not need to (re)submit proposals.
| 1989-096-00 | Genetic Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Program for Salmon and Steelhead | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Basinwide |
| 1991-029-00 | Research, monitoring, and evaluation of emerging issues and measures to recover the Snake River fall Chinook salmon ESU | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Basinwide |
| 1993-056-00 | Advance Hatchery Reform Research | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Basinwide |
| 2002-031-00 | Growth Modulation in Salmon Supplementation | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Columbia Plateau/Yakima |
| 2005-002-00 | Lower Granite Dam Adult Trap Operations | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Basinwide |
| 2007-252-00 | Hyporheic Flow Assessment in Columbia River Tributaries | Umatilla Confederated Tribes | Columbia Plateau/Umatilla |
| 2008-105-00 | Selective Gear Deployment | Colville Confederated Tribes | Columbia Cascade/Okanogan |
| 2008-527-00 | Zone 6 Fisheries CRITFC Accord project | Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission | Mainstem |
| 2008-710-00 | Chum Salmon Restoration in the tributaries below Bonneville Dam | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | Basinwide |
| 2010-036-00 | Lower Columbia Coded Wire Tag (CWT) Recovery Project | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | Columbia Gorge/Columbia Gorge, Columbia River Estuary/Columbia Estuary, Lower Columbia/Columbia Lower |
| 2017-003-00 | Yakama Action Effectiveness Monitoring | Yakama Confederated Tribes | Basinwide |