Closed · F18AS00164 · CFDA 15.670 · Discretionary
Great Lakes Barrier Assessment
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$150K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 18, 2018
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
Great Lakes Barrier Assessment is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $100,000 -- $150,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.
- $100K-$150K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 15.670
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Great Lakes Barrier Assessment is closed (last close September 18, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Fish and Wildlife Service still indexes 4,242 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed September 18, 2018
Est. Total Funding
$150,000
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Grant
Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), Midwest Region, is soliciting proposals to conduct field assessments of aquatic barriers and fish passability in tributaries in Lake Huron, Erie, and Ontario watersheds. Data collected on dams will be incorporated into an already developed barrier database and will enable improved estimates of aquatic barrier removal costs, cumulative passability within watersheds, and infrastructure maintenance challenges. Understanding these challenges helps efforts to modernizes infrastructure (DOI priority 8), and restores trust among the various partners and landowners affected by dams in need of repair or removal (DOI priority 3). By fall 2018, dam assessments will be complete for the entire Lake Michigan and Superior watersheds. The desire is to have a comprehensive assessment and common dam data for the entire Great Lakes basin. As such, any proposal must compliment and collect data comparable to the prior assessments and be incorporated into the existing barrier database. The University of Wisconsin â¿¿ Madison developed a field barrier assessment protocol with the USFWS, the GLFC, and others. This included data collection on infrastructure condition, height and width, and fish passage technologies along with barrier pictures and recording GPS coordinates. The grantee is expected to use this, or a similar protocol (i.e., minimum data collection must match the fields on the existing protocol), for assessments to ensure compatible data is collected.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 8 doors
Great Lakes Barrier Assessment bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (8 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +4 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Inside Fish and Wildlife Service's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Fish and Wildlife Branch Chief Abbey Kucera 612-713-5137 Abbey_Kucera@fws.gov
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What to do next
Great Lakes Barrier Assessment is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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