GLIN==> Regional agencies and groups call on Congress to maintain level funding for the GLRI

Great Lakes region calls on Congress to maintain level funding for the Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative in FY 2011 
The Great Lakes region spoke with a unified voice this week in calling on
Congress to maintain level funding for the Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative (GLRI) in Fiscal Year 2011. In a letter sent to the Great Lakes
Congressional Delegation, 14 regional Great Lakes agencies and organizations
emphasized the progress being made in implementing the GLRI and its
importance for creating jobs and revitalizing the regional economy. 
Congress provided $475 million for the GLRI last year and the regional Great
Lakes groups are asking for level funding to sustain the Initiative's
successful implementation and to build on the substantial investments being
made by states, cities, tribes and nongovernmental organizations. The
response to the first year of GLRI funding demonstrates the immense unmet
need for resources to implement on-the-ground actions that will improve the
environment and economy of the Great Lakes region. Nearly 1,400 proposals
were submitted during the GLRI's first year, requesting over $1.0 billion.
Given the current funding available, however, only 13 percent of the
proposed projects will be funded. The complete letter is attached.
The agencies and groups co-signing the letter include the Alliance for the
Great Lakes, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority, Council of Great Lakes
Fishery Agencies, Council of Great Lakes Industries, Council of Lake
Committees, Ducks Unlimited, Great Lakes Commission, Great Lakes Fishery
Commission, Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition, Great Lakes United,
Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, National Parks Conservation
Association, National Wildlife Federation, and the Natural Resources Defense
Council.
Contact: Matt Doss, Policy Director, Great Lakes Commission, 734-971-9135,
mdoss at glc.org. 

 

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