Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00025
The Coastal Program -- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00025) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, offered through cooperative agreements (CFDA 15.662) to support habitat restoration and protection work in Great Lakes coastal areas. The program is designed as a voluntary, incentive-based partnership effort that combines both technical assistance and financial support to help coastal communities and landowners improve fish and wildlife habitat on both public and private lands. A key emphasis is that funded projects must align with the Fish and Wildlife Service mission, strengthen biological diversity, and be grounded in sound scientific biological principles.
Unlike many federal grant programs, this is not a standard request-for-proposals style competition where applicants independently submit project ideas in response to a broad solicitation. Instead, projects are typically developed as coordinated work plans in close collaboration with partners and with substantial involvement from Fish and Wildlife Service field staff. In practice, that means prospective participants generally need to engage early with local Service offices and jointly shape the scope, objectives, and implementation approach so the resulting work plan fits program priorities and is ready to be supported under a cooperative agreement structure.
The geographic focus is specifically the U.S. portion of the Great Lakes basin, meaning eligible project locations must be in coastal areas within parts of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The intent is to target restoration and protection actions that measurably benefit fish and wildlife habitat in Great Lakes coastal systems, consistent with the broader goals of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and municipal governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status; individuals; and for-profit organizations (including small businesses). This wide eligibility reflects the program's partnership model and its focus on practical, on-the-ground conservation outcomes that can be carried out by many different kinds of local and regional actors.
For this specific opportunity, the notice lists an award ceiling of $200,000 and an expectation of around 10 awards. The opportunity was created on November 15, 2017, with an original closing date of September 30, 2018. Overall, the program is best understood as a collaborative, field-driven funding mechanism for scientifically supported habitat work in Great Lakes coastal areas, rather than a traditional open call where applicants compete solely through standalone proposals.Apply for F18AS00025
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Coastal Program -- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.662.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 15, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 30, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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| Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Partners for Fish and Wildlife 2018 Apply for F18AS00051 Funding Number: F18AS00051 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $25,000 |
| GLRI Endangered Species Grant Program (GLRI-ES) Apply for F18AS00054 Funding Number: F18AS00054 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $160,000 |
| EVOS/GLT Habitat Protection Project Apply for F18AS00052 Funding Number: F18AS00052 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $408,760 |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Quagga Mussel Containment in the Lower Colorado River (Lake Havasu/Lake Pleasant) Apply for F18AS00056 Funding Number: F18AS00056 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $193,530 |
| Fiscal Year 2018 Recovery Implementation Fund Grants Apply for F18AS00059 Funding Number: F18AS00059 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| Cat Island Chain Habitat Enhancement and Management Apply for F18AS00062 Funding Number: F18AS00062 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $40,000 |
| Central Valley Project Improvement Act: Anadromous Fish Restoration Program Apply for F18AS00078 Funding Number: F18AS00078 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $136,072 |
| Combating Wildlife Trafficking - U.S. Demand Reduction Apply for F18AS00086 Funding Number: F18AS00086 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| Combating Wildlife Trafficking - Priority Species Apply for F18AS00087 Funding Number: F18AS00087 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| South America Regional Program Apply for F18AS00090 Funding Number: F18AS00090 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| Forest Service - Great Lakes RFA 2018 Apply for USDA FS 2018 GLRI Funding Number: USDA FS 2018 GLRI Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund - AFRICA Apply for F18AS00092 Funding Number: F18AS00092 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| Competitive State Wildlife Grant Program Apply for F18AS00095 Funding Number: F18AS00095 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| Sonoran Joint Venture Migratory Bird Program Apply for F18AS00097 Funding Number: F18AS00097 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $50,000 |
| 2018 State Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan Grant Program Apply for F18AS00099 Funding Number: F18AS00099 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $75,000 |
| Southwest Region Fish and Aquatic Conservation:Quagga/Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters (QZAP) Apply for F18AS00103 Funding Number: F18AS00103 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $940,000 |
| Wetland Restoration in PPJV Priority Areas of the Iowa Wetland Management District Apply for F18AS00076 Funding Number: F18AS00076 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $86,600 |
| Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States Apply for F18AS00106 Funding Number: F18AS00106 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $800,000 |
| Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes Apply for F18AS00107 Funding Number: F18AS00107 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| Saginaw Bay to Western Lake Erie Coastal Wetland Initiative Apply for F18AS00109 Funding Number: F18AS00109 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $150,000 |
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