Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Funding Opportunities From Great Lakes National Program Office

Apr 24: The U.S. EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) is now requesting applications in the following areas: (1)Approximately $100,000 to support Lake Michigan Forum activities, including work with ports/harbors in the nearshore and completion of the work with the four Lake Michigan states in a climate exchange program between farmers and industry. (2) Approximately $25,000 to support environmental education and outreach about Lake Michigan to Lake Michigan communities, including Areas of Concern and to teachers. (3) Approximately $75,000 to support training and tool development for Lake Michigan regional planning commissions and their shoreline communities in order to promote the use of green infrastructure and low impact land use design. (4) Approximately $75,000 for projects related to facilitating the Lake Superior Binational Forum. (5) Approximately $120,000 for a project that addresses the Lake Huron priority of Managing Water Quality to Protect and Restore Biodiversity. (6) Approximately $300,000 for a project to estimate loadings to Lakes Michigan, Huron, Superior, and Ontario of total phosphorus, total dissolved phosphorus, nitrate, and chloride.

Submissions must be postmarked or received by EPA or electronically through grants.gov by midnight, CST on June 10, 2008. EPA notes that this Request for Applications is one of four funding opportunities currently available. Other opportunities include: Request for Proposals for Great Lakes Pollution Prevention and Reduction and Rochester RAP Management (due June 10); Intermediary Support for Ecological Protection and Restoration Projects in the Great Lakes Basin (due May 21); and the Great Lakes Legacy Act Request for Projects (no date).

Access links to complete details on all of the above opportunities (
click here).

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