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$12 Million Available for Great Lakes Habitat Restoration
NOAA is seeking proposals for new grant awards that will restore habitat for Great Lakes fisheries, helping to support local ecosystems and communities.September 5, 2024
EPA Will Soon Announce New Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding Opportunity
EPA expects to announce a new, competitive funding opportunity within the next month under the GLRI. The opportunity will be for up to $4 million to support phosphorus reduction efforts in the western Lake Erie basin through farmer outreach and technical assistance. This preliminary announcement is intended to alert potential applicants of this upcoming funding opportunity. Once the full funding opportunity is formally announced by EPA, applicants are expected have between 45 to 60 days to apply.September 4, 2024
Forest Service Grant Supports Invasive Species Control In the Saginaw Bay Watershed
With Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding provided by the USDA Forest Service, Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area established a two-person strike team to monitor and prioritize invasive plant species including phragmites, European frog-bit, and Japanese knotweed. The strike team monitored over 700 acres for invasive plants and treated over 250 acres to control phragmites, Japanese knotweed and European frog-bit population and spread.August 28, 2024
NOAA Announces Indigenous Communities Awards Under the Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $255,973 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for four projects that will engage Indigenous youth in meaningful watershed education experiences under the Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program.August 20, 2024
Forest Service Grants Available for Forest Restoration Projects in the Great Lakes Basin
The USDA Forest Service is requesting grant applications for projects that address invasive plant species that pose major ecological threats in the Great Lakes Basin or for protection and restoration of forests in the Great Lakes Basin. Applications are due September 18th, 2024.August 2, 2024
The City of Dunkirk, New York awarded for Lake Erie Green Infrastructure Project
The city of Dunkirk, NY received the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s Wege Award in recognition for projects done as part of the Lake Erie Green Infrastructure Project. Since 2022 Dunkirk has used GLRI funding for stormwater management projects that use engineered wetlands to help protect local beaches and water quality in Lake Erie.July 23, 2024
Forest Service Supports Great Lakes with $6.28M in Grants
The Forest Service is awarding $6.28 million in grants to support restoration projects on nonfederal lands in Great Lakes states. These projects improve the quality of water flowing into the Great Lakes through planting trees to intercept stormwater runoff and controlling invasive species.May 7, 2024
Modification to 2024 Request for Applications for the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network
On March 7, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Great Lakes National Program Office issued a request for applications (RFA) to conduct sample collection and analyses in support of the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN).
April 9, 2024
Community Forest Project connects vital river habitat in northern Michigan
A 226-acre parcel of pristine waterfront land in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been conserved through USDA Forest Service’s Community Forest program.
March 18, 2024
EPA Request for Applications to support the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network
: The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office has issued a request for applications to conduct sample collection and analysis in support of the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network. The deadline to apply is May 6, 2024.
March 11, 2024