Closed · F26AS00094 · CFDA 15.637 · Discretionary
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative –Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $25K-$300K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 6, 2026
- Close date
- 3
- Expected awards
The verdict
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative –Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $25,000 -- $300,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $25K-$300K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 3
- expected awards
- 15.637
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative –Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection - is cataloged under number F26AS00094 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.637, posted by Fish and Wildlife Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on May 6, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $25,000 -- $300,000. The agency has projected $800,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 3 awards. If the agency funds the expected 3 awards from the $800,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $267,000. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 6, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$25,000 -- $300,000
Close Date
July 6, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on July 6, 2026.
Posted
May 6, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$800,000
Expected Awards
3
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 projects that address these problems. As part of this initiative, the two bird habitat joint ventures that operate in the Great Lakes watershed – the Upper Mississippi / Great Lakes Joint Venture and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture – will work with the Office of Conservation Investment program in the Midwest and Northeast Regions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to competitively fund partner projects for long-term habitat protection, restoration, or enhancement, to conserve habitats that support native Great Lakes fish and wildlife populations, particularly migratory birds. Proposed activities must align with the operating principles of GLRI Action Plan IV and meet the objectives of GLRI Action Plan IV Focus Area 4 (https://www.glri.us/action-plan-iv/habitats-and-species). Proposed actions should address the habitat goals of the Upper Mississippi / Great Lakes Joint Venture Implementation Plan (https://umgljv.org/planning/joint-venture-plans/) or the Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Plain (BCR 13) Bird Conservation Region Plan (https://acjv.org/planning/bird-conservation-regions/bcr-13/), and/or other relevant bird conservation plans including tribal plans and/or State Wildlife Action Plans (https://www.fishwildlife.org/afwa-informs/state-wildlife-action-plans and https://www.mlimidwest.org/midwest-regional-species-of-greatest-conservation-need/) and should clearly describe how proposed activities will benefit bird species identified in the above plan(s).Proposed projects must address declining or at-risk habitat types including wetlands, grasslands, and forests, and projects must fall within the Great Lakes coastal zone, as defined by NOAA (https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/act/sections/#304). Projects that lie adjacent to or in close proximity (within 15 miles) of Great Lakes coastal waters will be viewed favorably. Additionally, proposed projects should describe how activities or outcomes will use existing science and decision support tools to inform proposed activities and how proposed activities will benefit habitats and identified species in the future.Eligible applicants are any organization, except for-profit entities or businesses, who can demonstrate the importance of their project for wildlife habitat and Great Lakes conservation and be able to justify that the GLRI investment property will be managed properly for wildlife habitat into the future.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 20. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Alex Coley Alex_Coley@fws.gov
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