This grant, offered by the Great Lakes Environmental Initiatives Department, aims to establish advanced infrastructure for habitat assessment and accounting within the Great Lakes region. Preference will be given to proposals from organizations with a strong track record in Great Lakes conservation, demonstrating expertise in remote sensing, geospatial systems, and open-source software. The focus is on developing OGC compliant datasets, facilitating massive data archiving and web distribution, and implementing sophisticated geospatial habitat assessment. Key areas include standardizing wetland mapping approaches, converting Wisconsin Wetland Inventory data to National Wetland Inventory format, and addressing critical information needs for Great Lakes ecosystems. This initiative seeks to enhance comprehensive environmental monitoring and support effective conservation strategies.
Opportunity ID: 53890
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FWS-10-ES-GLRI-35 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Habitat Assessment and Accounting Infrastructure |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | The goal of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is to target the most significant environmental problems in the Great Lakes ecosystem by funding and implementing federal and cooperator projects that address these problems. One needs to better understand the past, present and future conditions of habitat within and surrounding the Great Lakes System in order to strategically assess where to target resources. Geospatially assessing habitats over time also addresses how to account for changes in the landscape systems. Geospatial tools such as digital maps and remote sensing imagery provide the approach for describing where to target resources across the basin in order to protect, restore and maintain critical habitats. Proposals are requested target the following geospatial information needs. Cooperative grant funding requested should be primarily targeted for those information needs listed as well as an associated geographic area for the Great Lakes Basin. You do not have to address all needs; just those your organization wishes to apply for. The Service may increase or decrease grant amounts awarded depending on the scale and priority of needs based on proposals received. These information needs are not listed in any order. Experience with past and current geospatial projects with partners in the Great Lakes region will receive higher consideration. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 8 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.608 — Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 02, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 02, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 01, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,600,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Region 3 |
| Description: | Preference will be given to proposals through documentation of past Great Lakes projects, websites, references, and partnerships with other Great Lakes international, federal, state, local, tribal and non-profit conservation partners. Knowledge of remote sensing, geospatial systems, OGC compliant datasets, open source geospatial software applications, massive data archiving and distribution over the web, geospatial habitat assessment, wetland mapping approaches/standards in the Great Lakes region, conversion of Wisconsin Wetland Inventory data to National Wetland Inventory format, are needed to address many of the information needs listed. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Brian Huberty
Phone 612/713-5332 Email:brian_huberty@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Brian Huberty Phone 612/713-5332 Email: brian_huberty@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.608 | PKG00018146 | Apr 20, 2010 | May 02, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53890 SF424-2.0.pdf
53890 SF424A-1.0.pdf
53890 SF424C-1.0.pdf
53890 SF424B-1.1.pdf
53890 SF424D-1.1.pdf
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