Great Lakes Restoration Initiative ?Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative aims to target significant environmental problems in the Great Lakes ecosystem by funding projects that address these problems. This Notice of Funding Opportunity will assist partners in protecting, restoring, or enhancing migratory bird habitat within the Great Lakes coastal zone. Proposed activities must align with the operating principles of GLRI Action Plan IV and meet the objectives of GLRI Action Plan IV Focus Area 4. Eligible applicants are any organization, except for-profit entities or businesses, who can demonstrate the importance of their project for wildlife habitat and Great Lakes conservation. The project must be completed within 24 months, and the award ceiling is $300,000 with a cost-sharing requirement of 25%. Some key points to consider include: • The project must be located within the Great Lakes coastal zone, as defined by NOAA. • The project must address declining or at-risk habitat types, including wetlands, grasslands, and forests. • The project must use existing science and decision support tools to inform proposed activities and benefit habitats and identified species in the future. • The project must include a detailed description of the method(s) to be used to carry out each activity, a timetable indicating when activities or project milestones are to be accomplished, and a description of stakeholder coordination or involvement. • The project must include a project monitoring and evaluation plan, which describes how the project will be monitored to ensure compliance with grant program and how the project site will be managed into the future.