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Funding Opportunity:  Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act - USFWS


	Agency Name
	Fish and Wildlife Service 


	Description
	The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) requests interested
entities to submit restoration, research and Regional Project proposals for
the restoration of the Great Lakes Basin fish and wildlife resources, as
authorized under the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act (16 USC
941c). The purpose of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act
(GLFWRA) is to provide assistance to States, Indian Tribes, and other
interested entities to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration and
management of the fish and wildlife resources and their habitats in the
Great Lakes Basin. Regional Projects are authorized activities of the
Service related to fish and wildlife resource protection, restoration,
maintenance, and enhancement impacting the resources of multiple States or
Indian Tribes with fish and wildlife management authority in the Great Lakes
Basin. The Service will be responsible for accomplishing Regional Projects
on behalf of the State and/or Tribal agencies submitting the Regional
Project proposal. Supported in part by President Obama’s Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative, a total of $2 million will be available to support
projects this fiscal year. Available funding and project awards are subject
to final Congressional appropriations for Fiscal Year 2012. Up to 33% of the
total Congressional appropriation to the GLFWRA is eligible to fund Regional
Projects. Restoration and research projects require a 25% non-federal match.
Regional projects selected shall be exempt from cost sharing if the Service
Director determines that the authorization for the project does not require
a non-Federal cost-share. The two page pre-proposals and Regional Project
proposals are submitted to the Service for review. Successful restoration
and research applicants are invited to submit full proposals, which are
reviewed and ranked. Successful restoration and research projects have
ranged from $2,300 to $2,000,000 with the average project at $102,908. 
	

	Current Closing Date for Applications	 
	Dec 12, 2011    Pre-proposals and Regional Project proposals are due
on Monday, December 12, 2011 by 10:00 PM EST. An email will be sent to
confirm receipt of pre-proposals and Regional Project proposals.
Pre-proposals and Regional Project proposals received after this deadline
will not be considered. 	


	Link to Full Announcement
	Link to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Great Lakes Fish and
Wildlife Restoration Act Request for Proposals, Pre-Proposal Application and
Regional Project Proposal Application
<http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Fisheries/glfwra-grants.html> 


	Contact
	Rick Westerhof 
	Fish Biologist 
	Phone 231-584-3553 Rick Westerhof  <mailto:rick_westerhof at fws.gov> 



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Heather Braun
Habitat Restoration Project Manager
Great Lakes Commission
2805 S. Industrial Hwy., Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-6791
Ph: 734.971.9135 ext. 132
www.glc.org


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