Great Lakes Basin Fish Habitat Partnership

Post Date

September 16th 2011

Application Due Date

October 14th 2011

Project proposals are due October 14, 2011 by 4:00 PM EST. An email will be sent to confirm receipt of proposals.

Funding Opportunity Number

FWS-GRANTS-GLBFHP-003

CFDA Number(s)

15.608

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Natural Resources

Number of Awards

8

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

Federal agencies are eligibile to apply. Projects must be located within the Great Lakes watershed.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $10000 - $200000

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 $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.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Mark Brouder
  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ashland, WI
  Phone 715-682-6185, ext 11

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Mark Brouder

• Agency Email Address:

  mark_brouder@fws.gov

• More Information:

  Great Lakes Basin Fish Habitat Partnership Call for Project Proposals