Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS JVGLRI 2011
Apply for FWS JVGLRI 2011
- 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): 15.662 Great Lakes Restoration.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 26, 2011 and posted on Jan 26, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 1, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,000,000.00 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 100 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 program (Funding Opportunity Number FWS JV GLRI 11; CFDA 15.662) is a FY 2011 competitive grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Division of Migratory Birds (Joint Ventures) and the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) program. The overall intent is to push Great Lakes restoration work toward the biggest ecological problems in the basin by funding projects that restore, enhance, or protect habitat for native Great Lakes fish and wildlife, with a strong emphasis on migratory birds. In practice, the work is coordinated through the two bird habitat joint ventures operating in the Great Lakes watershed: the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture, working alongside WSFR offices in the Service's Midwest and Northeast regions.
Funding for FY 2011 is expected to total up to $1,000,000, with individual grant requests required to fall between $50,000 and $500,000. Awards were anticipated to be announced around June 2011. The program is built for projects that can move quickly: proposals should target completion within one year of the award date, and grant funds can only be used for activities that start after the grant agreement is fully executed (no reimbursement for work already completed or currently underway).
Eligible applicants include state fish and wildlife agencies and other non-federal conservation agencies or organizations, as long as they can provide at least a 25 percent non-federal match relative to the federal share requested. Matching contributions can be cash, donated goods or services, or land/real property value, but the match must be dedicated to the project, not reimbursable, and documented in the application with signed letters of commitment from authorized representatives describing the specific amounts or values being contributed. If land is used as match, it needs a current appraisal (less than one year old). A key limitation is that grants cannot be awarded to outside entities for restoration or enhancement work on federal lands. Projects must be located within the U.S. watershed of the Great Lakes (as defined by EPA mapping) and must be in Great Lakes-bordering states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Project types supported include long-term habitat acquisition and protection (fee title acquisition, permanent conservation easements, and donations of real property interests), as well as habitat restoration and enhancement. Because federal funds (or match credited to the grant) can attach a federal interest to real property, any property interests acquired with grant funds or contributed as match must be titled to, or held by, the grantee or an approved subgrantee. For acquisition projects, appraisals must meet the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and USPAP standards, reflecting the program's emphasis on defensible valuation and proper real property procedures.
The program also makes clear what it wants to buy in conservation terms. Preference is given to projects that directly advance the habitat goals and priority geographies in Joint Venture bird conservation plans, especially the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture Implementation Plan and the Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Plain (Bird Conservation Region 13) plan, as well as other applicable bird conservation plans and State Wildlife Action Plans. When projects are scored and selected, the highest consideration goes first to benefits for priority bird species, habitats, and focus areas identified in those plans, then to readiness (ability to start promptly and finish within a year), and then to the long-term durability of conservation outcomes. Additional scoring factors include having two or more partners (including state partners), exceeding the minimum match (a higher non-federal match ratio than 25 percent), serving as a catalyst for future conservation or fitting into a larger connected landscape strategy, and providing documented benefits to federally listed species and/or species of greatest conservation need identified in State Wildlife Action Plans.
Applications were accepted through Grants.gov or submitted directly to the appropriate regional WSFR office by email or mail. The deadline was Friday, April 1, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. (local time for regional office submissions, and 4:00 p.m. Eastern for Grants.gov), with late applications not accepted. Submissions had to be assembled as a complete package, including applicant and organization contact information, a detailed scope of work describing need, approach, and benefits, a project timeline, a budget table showing project costs and partner match contributions, and mapping (a project map and, if available, an aerial photo such as a Google Earth image). A completed SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance) was also required.
Selected grantees would work with WSFR to finalize the grant agreement and complete required federal compliance reviews. The announcement highlights common compliance triggers for habitat and acquisition work, including NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, floodplain and wetland protection executive orders (11988 and 11990), the Coastal Zone Management Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act. It also flags that projects must follow applicable federal cost principles and administrative requirements (including 2 CFR cost principles depending on applicant type, 43 CFR Part 12), and that acquisition/relocation-related activities must comply with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act and implementing regulations (49 CFR 24). At the end of the project, grantees must submit a detailed final report to the WSFR grant specialist, and the applicant is responsible for ensuring the full non-federal match amount shown on the SF-424 is actually met and properly documented.
For coordination and fit, applicants were strongly encouraged to contact the relevant Joint Venture coordinator before submitting, both to confirm that the project aligns with Joint Venture priorities and to make sure the proposal includes the kind of biological and geographic detail used in ranking. Regional submission points and contacts were divided by state: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin went through Region 3 (Fort Snelling, Minnesota; email r3fedaid@fws.gov), tied to the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture; New York and Pennsylvania went through Region 5 (Hadley, Massachusetts; email FW5FAReports@fws.gov), tied to the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection (FY 2011) - FAQs
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a FY 2011 competitive grant opportunity under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection program (Funding Opportunity Number FWS JV GLRI 11; CFDA 15.662), administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) through the Division of Migratory Birds (Joint Ventures) and the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) program.
What is the overall goal of the program?
The intent is to focus Great Lakes restoration work on the biggest ecological problems in the basin by funding projects that restore, enhance, or protect habitat for native Great Lakes fish and wildlife, with a strong emphasis on migratory birds.
Who coordinates the work in the Great Lakes watershed?
Projects are coordinated through two bird habitat joint ventures operating in the Great Lakes watershed: the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture, working alongside WSFR offices in the Service's Midwest and Northeast regions.
How much funding was expected to be available for FY 2011?
Total FY 2011 funding was expected to be up to $1,000,000.
What is the minimum and maximum award size?
Individual grant requests were required to be between $50,000 and $500,000.
When were awards expected to be announced?
Awards were anticipated to be announced around June 2011.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state fish and wildlife agencies and other non-federal conservation agencies or organizations, as long as they can provide at least a 25 percent non-federal match relative to the federal share requested.
Is a match required?
Yes. Applicants must provide at least a 25 percent non-federal match relative to the federal share requested.
What can count toward the non-federal match?
Matching contributions can include cash, donated goods or services, or land/real property value, as long as the match is dedicated to the project, not reimbursable, and properly documented.
How must match contributions be documented in the application?
The application must include signed letters of commitment from authorized representatives that describe the specific amounts or values being contributed.
If land is used as match, are there appraisal requirements?
Yes. If land is used as match, it must have a current appraisal that is less than one year old.
Are there restrictions on work performed on federal lands?
Yes. A key limitation is that grants cannot be awarded to outside entities for restoration or enhancement work on federal lands.
Where must the project be located to be eligible?
Projects must be located within the U.S. watershed of the Great Lakes (as defined by EPA mapping) and must be in Great Lakes-bordering states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
What types of projects are supported?
Supported project types include long-term habitat acquisition and protection (fee title acquisition, permanent conservation easements, and donations of real property interests) and habitat restoration and enhancement.
Are there special rules for acquisition and real property projects?
Yes. Because federal funds (or match credited to the grant) can attach a federal interest to real property, any property interests acquired with grant funds or contributed as match must be titled to, or held by, the grantee or an approved subgrantee.
What appraisal standards apply to acquisition projects?
For acquisition projects, appraisals must meet the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and USPAP standards.
What kinds of projects receive preference during selection?
Preference is given to projects that directly advance the habitat goals and priority geographies in Joint Venture bird conservation plans, especially the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture Implementation Plan and the Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Plain (Bird Conservation Region 13) plan, as well as other applicable bird conservation plans and State Wildlife Action Plans.
How are projects ranked or scored?
Highest consideration is given first to benefits for priority bird species, habitats, and focus areas identified in the relevant plans; then to readiness (ability to start promptly and finish within one year); and then to the long-term durability of conservation outcomes.
What additional factors can improve a proposal's score?
Additional scoring factors include: having two or more partners (including state partners), exceeding the minimum match (a higher non-federal match ratio than 25 percent), serving as a catalyst for future conservation or fitting into a larger connected landscape strategy, and providing documented benefits to federally listed species and/or species of greatest conservation need identified in State Wildlife Action Plans.
How quickly must projects be completed?
Proposals were expected to target completion within one year of the award date.
Can grant funds be used to reimburse work already completed or underway?
No. Grant funds can only be used for activities that start after the grant agreement is fully executed, with no reimbursement for work already completed or currently underway.
How could applicants submit an application?
Applications were accepted through Grants.gov or submitted directly to the appropriate regional WSFR office by email or mail.
What was the application deadline?
The deadline was Friday, April 1, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Local time applied for regional office submissions, and 4:00 p.m. Eastern applied for Grants.gov submissions. Late applications were not accepted.
What were the required components of the application package?
Submissions had to be assembled as a complete package, including: applicant and organization contact information; a detailed scope of work describing need, approach, and benefits; a project timeline; a budget table showing project costs and partner match contributions; mapping (a project map and, if available, an aerial photo such as a Google Earth image); and a completed SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance).
What happens after a project is selected for funding?
Selected grantees would work with WSFR to finalize the grant agreement and complete required federal compliance reviews.
What federal compliance reviews were flagged as common for these projects?
The announcement flagged common compliance triggers including NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, floodplain and wetland protection executive orders (11988 and 11990), the Coastal Zone Management Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act.
What federal administrative and cost requirements apply?
Projects must follow applicable federal cost principles and administrative requirements, including 2 CFR cost principles depending on applicant type and 43 CFR Part 12.
Are there special requirements for acquisition or relocation-related activities?
Yes. Acquisition/relocation-related activities must comply with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act and implementing regulations (49 CFR 24).
What reporting is required at the end of the project?
At the end of the project, grantees must submit a detailed final report to the WSFR grant specialist.
Who is responsible for ensuring the required match is met?
The applicant is responsible for ensuring the full non-federal match amount shown on the SF-424 is actually met and properly documented.
Was coordination with a Joint Venture coordinator recommended before applying?
Yes. Applicants were strongly encouraged to contact the relevant Joint Venture coordinator before submitting to confirm alignment with Joint Venture priorities and to help ensure the proposal includes the biological and geographic detail used in ranking.
Which WSFR region handled submissions for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin?
Those states went through Region 3 (Fort Snelling, Minnesota; email r3fedaid@fws.gov), tied to the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture.
Which WSFR region handled submissions for New York and Pennsylvania?
Those states went through Region 5 (Hadley, Massachusetts; email FW5FAReports@fws.gov), tied to the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture.
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