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No. NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2024-28122 · DOC NOAA - ERA Production

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NOAA Great Lakes Fish Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers No cost share required
Geography: IL · IN · MI · MN · NY · OH · PA · WI
“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).” — From the announcement
Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated

At a glance

AI summary

This program funds habitat restoration projects that support NOAA’s mission and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by restoring coastal wetlands, nearshore areas, rivers, reefs, and other fish habitat for native Great Lakes species. Eligible applicants are higher education institutions, nonprofits, for-profit organizations, U.S. territories, and state, local, and Native American tribal governments, and projects must take place in the Great Lakes basin within one of the eight U.S. Great Lakes states. NOAA expects typical awards of $500,000 to $5 million over one to three years, with a minimum federal request of $250,000 and a maximum of $30 million over three years, and it expects 5 to 10 awards. There is no statutory match requirement, though matching or leverage may be included. The announcement gives highest priority to certain Great Lakes focus areas and locations, including specific projects in Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Environment
  • Natural Resources
  • Direct Service Delivery
  • General Public / Community-wide
  • Tribal & Indigenous Communities
  • Environment, Conservation & Natural Resources
Official description from grants.gov

The principal objective of the NOAA Great Lakes Fish Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants competition is to provide federal financial and technical assistance to habitat restoration projects that meet NOAA's mission to restore coastal habitats and support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) (https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-10/documents/glri-action-plan-3-201910-30pp.pdf) goal to protect and restore habitats to sustain healthy populations of native fish species in the eight U.S. Great Lakes states. Proposals submitted under this solicitation will be evaluated based on alignment with our program priorities, including: 1) contribution to GLRI Focus Area 1 (Toxic Substances and Areas of Concern) goals to implement management actions within Areas of Concern (AOC), and 2) contribution to GLRI Focus Area 4 (Habitats and Species) goals to restore habitat for native Great Lakes fish species whose populations have been impacted by habitat degradation. Through this solicitation, we intend to address GLRI Focus Area 4 goals by prioritizing a subset of habitat restoration projects identified by the Lake Committees as Environmental Priorities to meet fish community objectives for Great Lakes fish species. Lake Committees are composed of senior officials from state, provincial, and U.S. intertribal fishery agencies, convened by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Together, they are responsible for managing the Lakes’ fisheries and developing plans and guidance to sustain healthy populations of Great Lakes commercial and recreational fish species. *Please note that the Project Abstract Summary Form is not required in the Application.

Who can apply

  • Others
Geographic restriction Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin only
“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).” — From the announcement