Closed · F19AS00050 · CFDA 15.662 · Discretionary
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $25K-$300K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 29, 2019
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $25,000 -- $300,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.
- $25K-$300K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 15.662
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is closed (last close March 29, 2019). 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 March 29, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$800,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The goal of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is to target the most significant environmental problems in the Great Lakes ecosystem by funding and implementing federal projects that address these problems. As part of this initiative, the two bird habitat joint ventures that are in the Great Lakes watershed â¿¿ the Upper Mississippi / Great Lakes Joint Venture and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture â¿¿ will be working with the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration programs in the Midwest and Northeast Regions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to competitively fund state and other partner projects for long-term habitat protection, restoration, or enhancement, for conservation of native Great Lakes fish and wildlife populations, particularly migratory birds. Preference will be given to activities that help meet the habitat goals of the Upper Mississippi / Great Lakes Joint Venture Implementation Plan or the Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Plain (BCR 13) Bird Conservation Region Plan, other relevant bird conservation plans, and State Wildlife Action Plans. Special Note: Wherever possible, projects that occur within known migratory bird migration stopover sites should be highlighted. The Great Lakes Migratory Bird Stopover Map Tool will be useful in identifying these sites (https://data.pointblue.org/partners/mwadc/index.php?page=stopover-map-tool). In addition, projects that occur within watersheds of â¿¿Areas of Concernâ¿ (AOC; (http://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/aoc/) should be highlighted. Though proposals within known migratory stopover sites and/or AOCs are encouraged, it is not a requirement for funding.
Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (5 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. 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 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than 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)
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 & Wildlife Biologist Shelley DiBona 413 253-8509 Shelley_DiBona@fws.gov
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What to do next
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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