This grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, is for protecting, restoring, and enhancing Great Lakes fish habitat. Up to $500,000 is available for on-the-ground projects, encouraging local conservation actions. Eligible applicants include watershed associations, municipalities, tribes, states, and non-governmental organizations. The primary purpose is to support projects specific to tributary stream restoration (improving passage, riparian habitat, water temperatures), coastal and connecting channel wetland restoration, and connecting channel restoration (improving passage, riparian habitat). Additionally, funding is available for habitat inventory and assessment that directly leads to future projects, limited to 25% of the total funds. The Service will make final funding decisions for these vital initiatives.
Opportunity ID: 123153
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FWS-GRANTS-GLBFHP-003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Great Lakes Basin Fish Habitat Partnership |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| 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: | Sep 16, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 14, 2011 Project proposals are due October 14, 2011 by 4:00 PM EST. An email will be sent to confirm receipt of proposals. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 14, 2011 Project proposals are due October 14, 2011 by 4:00 PM EST. An email will be sent to confirm receipt of proposals. |
| Archive Date: | Nov 13, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education City or township governments State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Federal agencies are eligibile to apply. Projects must be located within the Great Lakes watershed. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | The Great Lakes Basin Fish Habitat Partnership (Partnership) received funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to complete on-the-ground fish habitat projects. The Partnership recognizes that most work to protect, restore and enhance fish habitat will be done at the local level by local watershed associations, municipalities, tribes, states and non-governmental organizations. The Partnership will work with organizations to encourage local conservation actions that fit within the Partnership’s Strategic Plan priorities. Up to $500,000 will be available for habitat projects. A “project” is defined as an action that will protect, restore or enhance Great Lakes fish habitat. Project proposals will be compiled, ranked by a subcommittee of the Partnership and submitted to the Partnership’s Steering Committee for review. These funds are available through a portion of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative allocation, so the Service will be responsible for making final funding decisions. Focus areas for 2012 funding are: 1) Fish habitat protection and restoration, specific to one or more of the following: a) Tributary stream restoration or protection to improve fish and aquatic species passage, riparian habitat, large woody debris, water temperatures, natural stream flow functions, or natural stream channel form; b) Coastal and connecting channel wetland restoration, enhancement and protection; c) Connecting channel restoration or protection to improve fish and aquatic species passage and/or riparian habitat. 2) Inventory and assessment of habitats in local watersheds that will lead directly to future on-the-ground projects. We will limit funding for the second focus area to no more than 25 percent of available project funds. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Great Lakes Basin Fish Habitat Partnership Call for Project Proposals |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mark Brouder
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ashland, WI Phone 715-682-6185, ext 11 Email:mark_brouder@fws.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 123153 Full Announcement-1 -> call for partnership projects.glbfhp.2012 funding.final.pdf
Folder 123153 Full Announcement-1 -> application template.glbfhp.2012 funding.final.pdf
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