Closed · EPA-R5-GL2026-ZMB · CFDA 66.469 · Discretionary

Great Lakes Biology Monitoring Program: Zooplankton, Mysis, and Benthic Invertebrate Components

Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $8.1M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 30, 2026
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Great Lakes Biology Monitoring Program: Zooplankton, Mysis, and Benthic Invertebrate Components is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered Up to $8,100,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,487 other opportunities from Environmental Protection Agency.

up to $8.1M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
66.469
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on June 30, 2026. CFDA 66.469 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Up to $8,100,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 30, 2026

Posted May 1 Closes Jun 30

Est. Total Funding

$8,100,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits applications from eligible entities for grants to be awarded pursuant to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Action Plan IV. The GreatLakes Biology Monitoring Program (GLBMP) fulfills EPA's statutory obligation specified in Clean Water Act Section 118(c)(B) to establish a Great Lakes system-wide surveillance network to monitor the water quality of the Great Lakes. The goals of the GLBMP are to (1) report on Great Lakes water quality and ecosystem condition using assessments of the lower food web (phytoplankton, chlorophyll, zooplankton, Mysis and benthic invertebrates) as indicators; (2) assess the impacts to the lower food web from invasive species including quagga mussels; and (3) inform fisheries and habitat management. The Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) is requesting applications for a project to complete sample collection and analyses in support of the zooplankton, Mysis, and benthic invertebrate components of the GLBMP. The targeted audience for this funding opportunity is eligible entities listed below capable of analyzing zooplankton, Mysis, and benthic invertebrate community abundance and composition. The intended beneficiaries of the GLBMP are all those who live, recreate, or work within the Great Lakes basin.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · EPA-R5-GL2026-ZMB

Grants.gov marks Great Lakes Biology Monitoring Program: Zoopl… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Environment (ENV). This eligibility-code string dominates the Environmental Protection Agency book (1,239 peers, 83% of 1,488).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

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Agency Contact

GLBMP-ZMB NOFO Team, GLRI-RFA@epa.gov

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What to do next

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