The Department of Commerce offers the NOAA Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Project Grants to support coastal habitat restoration projects in the Great Lakes region. This grant, under the U.S. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, aims to protect and restore habitats to sustain healthy populations of native fish species. Funding will be provided for planning and/or on-the-ground restoration activities, with awards ranging from $50,000 to $10 million over three years. Applications must demonstrate strong habitat restoration components leading to measurable impacts on target species and ecosystems. The closing date for submissions is March 12, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 299957
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2018-2005487 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NOAA Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Project Grants under the U.S. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.463 — Habitat Conservation |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 10, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 12, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 12, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 11, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, non-profits, commercial (for profit) organizations, U.S. territories, and state, local and Native American tribal governments. Applications from federal agencies or employees of federal agencies will not be considered. Federal agencies are strongly encouraged to work with states, non-governmental organizations, municipal and county governments, and others that are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants may be located anywhere but must propose work within the Great Lakes basin and within one of the eight U.S. Great Lakes states (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | The objective of the Fiscal Year 2018 NOAA Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Grants solicitation is to provide federal financial and technical assistance to habitat restoration projects that both meet NOAA’s mission to restore coastal habitats and support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) (https://www.glri.us/actionplan/pdfs/glri-action-plan-2.pdf) goal to protect and restore habitats to sustain healthy populations of native fish species in the eight U.S. Great Lakes states (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota). NOAA delivers funding and technical expertise to restore Great Lakes coastal habitats. These habitats support valuable fisheries and important coastal resources, improve the quality of our water, provide recreational opportunities for the public’s use and enjoyment, and increase the resilience of our coastal communities to the effects of changing climatic conditions. Proposals submitted under this solicitation will be primarily evaluated based on their ability to demonstrate they have strong on-the-ground habitat restoration components that will lead to measurable impact on the project’s target species and their ecosystem in the long term. The NOAA Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Project Grants Program will support planning and/or on-the-ground restoration activities. For the purposes of this competition, planning activities are feasibility, engineering and design activities. Applications selected for funding through this solicitation will be implemented through cooperative agreements. Funds will be administered by the NOAA Restoration Center. One year or multi-year awards up to three funding years will be considered, and additional releases of funds may be used to fund selected proposals through FY 20 without further competition. NOAA will not accept proposals with a federal funding request of less than $50,000 or more than $10 million over three years. Awards are dependent upon the amount of funds made available to NOAA for this purpose by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. NOAA anticipates approximately $10 million may be available over the next three years to maintain selected awards, dependent upon the level of funding made available through the Federal appropriations process. In the first year, approximately $3 million may be available to initiate up to approximately two to five projects consistent with the Program Objectives and Program Priorities in Section I of this announcement. NOAA suggests applicants submit proposals within the following guidelines: • Habitat restoration implementation proposals requesting between $250,000 and $3 million of federal funds, for projects that can be completed within 12-18 months. Typical awards for near-term project implementation are expected to range between $500,000 and $1 million. • Planning only proposals requesting between $50,000 and $500,000 of federal funds, for projects that can be completed within 12-18 months. Typical awards for engineering and design only projects are expected to range between $75,000 and $250,000. • Multi-year, multi-phase proposals covering engineering, design, and/or restoration implementation requesting between $500,000 and $10 million for a time frame of 18-48 months. Typical awards for multi-year projects are expected to range between $750,000 and $3,000,000. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Rina Studds, 301-427-8651
1315 East-West Hwy NOAA Restoration Center, F/HC3, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 Rina.studds@noaa.gov Email:Rina.studds@noaa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 299957 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2018-2005487 FFO Report.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Rina Studds, 301-427-8651 1315 East-West Hwy NOAA Restoration Center, F/HC3, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 Rina.studds@noaa.gov Email: Rina.studds@noaa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.463 | 2704556 | NOAA Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Project Grants under the U.S. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative | PKG00237501 | Jan 10, 2018 | Mar 12, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
299957 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
299957 Project-1.1.pdf
299957 CD511-1.1.pdf
299957 Budget-1.1.pdf
299957 SF424B-1.1.pdf
299957 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
299957 Other-1.1.pdf
299957 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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