NOAA Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program Project Grants under the U.S. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in Areas of Concern | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The NOAA Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program Project Grants opportunity is a competitive federal funding program aimed at restoring coastal habitats in the U.S. Great Lakes, specifically within designated Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs). These AOCs are locations identified as environmentally degraded, and the grant is tied to the broader U.S. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The basic purpose is to fund practical, on-the-ground habitat restoration work that improves ecological conditions while also delivering real community benefits, such as better water quality, stronger fisheries and protected resource outcomes, more recreational access and enjoyment, and increased resilience for coastal communities facing changing lake levels.

The program is administered by NOAA under the Department of Commerce, with funding anticipated from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through GLRI appropriations (in this case, connected to the Presidents FY2011 Budget expectations). NOAA emphasizes that projects should be "shovel ready" and capable of producing significant ecological gains, meaning applicants should be prepared to move into implementation rather than proposing early-stage concepts without clear readiness, permitting pathways, partnerships, or feasible construction timelines. NOAA also notes that any project to be considered for this specific funding must be submitted to this solicitation, even if it was already submitted to another NOAA competition, because this program uses an open competition to select the strongest restoration outcomes.

Two main funding tracks are described. First, NOAA expects to support larger, direct coastal habitat restoration projects, with typical awards ranging from $1 million to $4 million. Second, NOAA will also consider proposals focused on engineering and design work for habitat restoration projects, with smaller typical awards ranging from $75,000 to $350,000. Total funding anticipated for the solicitation is up to $5,000,000, and NOAA estimated around 20 awards, though actual award numbers and sizes depend on final funds made available to NOAA by EPA. Awards are expected to be made using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which generally signals that NOAA anticipates having substantial involvement during the project period (for example, technical coordination, oversight, or collaboration on implementation details), rather than operating purely as a hands-off grant.

The eligible applicant pool is broad and includes institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, for-profit (industry and commercial) organizations, state and local governments, and Indian tribal governments. It also allows certain international entities, including organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments and international organizations. At the same time, applications from federal agencies or federal employees are not eligible and will not be considered. NOAA does, however, encourage federal agencies to partner with eligible applicants such as states, NGOs, municipal or county governments, conservation corps organizations, and similar groups that can serve as the applicant and implementer. NOAA also highlights an interest in broadening participation, explicitly encouraging involvement by historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions working in underserved areas.

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is listed as a discretionary program within the broad activity categories of environment, natural resources, and science and technology/research and development. The CFDA number provided is 11.463 (Habitat Conservation). The solicitation indicates there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which can be an important advantage for applicants that may have limited non-federal funds available, although applicants often still strengthen proposals by demonstrating leveraged resources, partnerships, or complementary investments where possible.

Key dates included in the notice show it was posted January 3, 2011, with an original closing date of February 2, 2011, later extended to a current closing date of February 17, 2011, and an archive date of March 4, 2011. The funding opportunity number is NOAA NMFS HCPO 2011 2002872. For applicants needing the complete announcement, the notice points users to the "full opportunity" posting and provides a contact name (Steve Drescher, Policy Advisor) for difficulties accessing the announcement electronically, particularly related to application download issues.

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