*Federal Funding Opportunity Open* The federal funding opportunity for the NOAA Community-based Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Grants Program is now open through November 1st (http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/funding/marinedebris.html). This partnership between the NOAA Marine Debris Program and NOAA Restoration Center has funded approximately 50 marine debris removal projects and removed more than 1,500 metric tons of marine debris from our waterways since 2006. As the name implies, this call is for locally driven, community-based marine debris prevention and removal projects that benefit coastal habitat, waterways, and wildlife including migratory fish. If you have any questions regarding this funding opportunity, feel free to contact Sarah Opfer (sarah.opfer at noaa.gov) or Sarah Morison (sarah.morison at noaa.gov). -- Sarah Opfer Restoration Specialist Great Lakes Marine Debris Regional Coordinator NOAA Marine Debris Program & Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program F. T. Stone Laboratory The Ohio State University PO Box 119 Put-in-Bay, Ohio 43456 419-285-1845 fax 614-247-6578 NOVEMBER-APRIL: 240 W. Lake Street, Unit C Oak Harbor, OH 43449 Phone: 419-898-3631 Fax: 419-898-3232