Great Lakes Basin Fish Habitat Partnership

Post Date

January 4th 2010

Application Due Date

February 12th 2010

February 12, 2010 Proposals are due on February 12, 2010 by COB. An email will be sent to confirm receipt of proposals.

Funding Opportunity Number

FWS-GRANTS-GLBFHP-001

CFDA Number(s)

15.608

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

12

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Projects must be located within the Great Lakes Basin watershed. Private businesses and federal agencies are NOT eligible for funding.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1000000

• Award Range:

  $10000 - $500000

Grant 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 $1 million 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 2010 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.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Pam Dryer
  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ashland, WI
  Phone 715-682-6185, ext. 17

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Pam Dryer

• Agency Email Address:

  pam_dryer@fws.gov

• More Information:

  Great Lakes Basin Fish Habitat Partnership Call for Project Proposals