Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS JV GLRI 10
Apply for FWS JV GLRI 10
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.637 Migratory Bird Joint Ventures.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 3, 2010 and posted on Feb 3, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 19, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,860,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- state fish and wildlife agencies and other non federal conservation agencies or organizations
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Opportunity Summary:
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection grant was a competitive U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding opportunity aimed at tackling major environmental problems in the Great Lakes ecosystem by supporting on-the-ground habitat work. The program was tied to the broader Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, with project selection and coordination occurring through the two bird habitat joint ventures operating in the Great Lakes watershed: the Upper Mississippi and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture. The central conservation emphasis was long-term restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for native Great Lakes fish and wildlife, with particular attention to migratory birds, and a clear preference for proposals that advance established regional conservation strategies.
Projects were expected to align closely with specific planning frameworks, especially the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture Implementation Plan and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Plain (Bird Conservation Region 13) plan, along with other relevant bird conservation plans and State Wildlife Action Plans. In practical terms, that meant the strongest applications would be those that could clearly show how the proposed habitat acquisition, restoration, or enhancement would move the needle on identified habitat objectives in these plans, rather than operating as standalone or opportunistic habitat work.
For fiscal year 2010, the program made up to $1.86 million available in total, with individual grant requests required to fall between $100,000 (award floor) and $500,000 (award ceiling). The Fish and Wildlife Service anticipated announcing awards in June 2010. The opportunity was posted February 3, 2010 and closed March 19, 2010, and it was structured as a discretionary grant under CFDA 15.637 (Migratory Bird Joint Ventures). The agency anticipated making a relatively large number of awards overall (listed as 50 expected awards), suggesting an intent to distribute funding across multiple partner-driven projects across the basin.
Eligibility focused on state fish and wildlife agencies and other non-federal conservation agencies or organizations. A key requirement was cost sharing: applicants had to provide at least a 25 percent non-federal match to support eligible habitat restoration, enhancement, or protection activities. The match could be provided as cash, goods, services, or land value, but it needed to be permanent, non-reimbursable, dedicated to the project, and fully documented. Each matching source had to be backed by a signed letter of commitment from an authorized representative of the match provider, and those letters had to specify the committed amounts or, in the case of donated land and similar real property contributions, the value being contributed. If land was used as match, the value had to be supported by a current appraisal less than one year old.
Geographically, projects had to be located within the U.S. portion of the Great Lakes watershed as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and specifically within the Great Lakes border states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The program also made clear that real property interests purchased with grant funds or contributed as match would carry a federal interest, and those interests had to be titled to or held by the grantee or an approved subgrantee. Eligible proposals were described as concrete, fund-supported plans of action to conserve habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife through acquisition (including fee title purchases, permanent conservation easements, and donations of real property interests), restoration, and/or enhancement.
Timing and allowable costs were also important. Projects were expected to target completion within one year of the award date, reinforcing that this opportunity was meant for projects ready to implement rather than long multi-year efforts. The grant could only pay for work that began after the grant agreement was signed, and it explicitly did not allow reimbursement for work already completed or currently underway at the time of award. For applicants, this meant that project schedules, contracting, and on-the-ground implementation had to be planned so that costs and activities would start only after the agreement took effect and could realistically be finished within the one-year window.
The opportunity was administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, working through its Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration programs in the Midwest and Northeast Regions, in collaboration with the two joint ventures. A listed point of contact for access issues was Judy Driscoll, Grants Fiscal Officer, at 413-253-8409.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection Grant (FY 2010) - FAQs
What is this grant opportunity?
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection grant was a competitive U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) funding opportunity focused on addressing major environmental problems in the Great Lakes ecosystem by supporting on-the-ground habitat work.
How does this grant relate to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)?
This funding opportunity was tied to the broader Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, with project selection and coordination occurring through the two bird habitat joint ventures operating in the Great Lakes watershed: the Upper Mississippi and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture.
What is the main conservation emphasis of the program?
The central emphasis was long-term restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for native Great Lakes fish and wildlife, with particular attention to migratory birds. Proposals were clearly preferred when they advanced established regional conservation strategies.
What kinds of projects were considered eligible?
Eligible proposals were described as concrete, fund-supported plans of action to conserve habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife through:
- Acquisition (including fee title purchases, permanent conservation easements, and donations of real property interests)
- Restoration
- Enhancement
Which planning frameworks were projects expected to align with?
Projects were expected to align closely with specific planning frameworks, especially:
- Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture Implementation Plan
- Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Plain (Bird Conservation Region 13) plan
- Other relevant bird conservation plans
- State Wildlife Action Plans
What does "align with the plans" mean in practical terms?
The strongest applications were those that clearly showed how proposed habitat acquisition, restoration, or enhancement would advance identified habitat objectives in the referenced plans, rather than being standalone or opportunistic habitat work.
How much funding was available in fiscal year 2010?
For FY 2010, up to $1.86 million was available in total.
What were the minimum and maximum grant request amounts?
Individual grant requests were required to be between $100,000 (award floor) and $500,000 (award ceiling).
How many awards were expected?
The opportunity listed 50 expected awards, suggesting an intent to distribute funding across a relatively large number of partner-driven projects across the basin.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility focused on state fish and wildlife agencies and other non-federal conservation agencies or organizations.
Was cost sharing (match) required?
Yes. Applicants had to provide at least a 25 percent non-federal match to support eligible habitat restoration, enhancement, or protection activities.
What types of match were allowed?
The match could be provided as cash, goods, services, or land value.
What requirements applied to match contributions?
Match needed to be permanent, non-reimbursable, dedicated to the project, and fully documented.
What documentation was required for matching funds or in-kind contributions?
Each matching source had to be backed by a signed letter of commitment from an authorized representative of the match provider. These letters had to specify the committed amounts or, for donated land and similar real property contributions, the value being contributed.
What if land was used as match?
If land was used as match, the value had to be supported by a current appraisal that was less than one year old.
Where did projects have to be located?
Projects had to be located within the U.S. portion of the Great Lakes watershed as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and specifically within the Great Lakes border states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
What is meant by "federal interest" in real property acquired or contributed?
The program stated that real property interests purchased with grant funds or contributed as match would carry a federal interest.
Who needed to hold title to real property interests connected to the project?
Those real property interests had to be titled to or held by the grantee or an approved subgrantee.
How long were projects expected to take?
Projects were expected to target completion within one year of the award date, reflecting a focus on projects that were ready to implement rather than long multi-year efforts.
When could grant-funded work begin?
The grant could only pay for work that began after the grant agreement was signed.
Could the grant reimburse work already started or completed?
No. The opportunity explicitly did not allow reimbursement for work already completed or currently underway at the time of award.
What were the key application dates for this opportunity?
- Posted: February 3, 2010
- Closed: March 19, 2010
- Anticipated award announcement: June 2010
What type of grant was this?
It was structured as a discretionary grant under CFDA 15.637 (Migratory Bird Joint Ventures).
Who administered the opportunity?
The opportunity was administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, working through its Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration programs in the Midwest and Northeast Regions, in collaboration with the two joint ventures.
Which joint ventures were involved in selection and coordination?
Project selection and coordination occurred through:
- Upper Mississippi and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture
- Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
Who was the listed point of contact for access issues?
Judy Driscoll, Grants Fiscal Officer, was listed as the point of contact for access issues at 413-253-8409.
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