The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently accepting project proposals to protect, restore and enhance Great Lakes fish and wildlife habitat under the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act (Act). The Service requests interested entities to submit restoration, research, and regional project proposals for the restoration of Great Lakes fish and wildlife resources, as authorized under the Act (16 USC 941c). The purpose of the Act is to provide assistance to states, tribes, and other interested entities to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration and management of fish and wildlife resources and their habitats in the Great Lakes Basin. The deadline for proposal submission is Wednesday, January 5, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. EST.
A total of approximately $1.8 million is projected to support projects this fiscal year. Available funding and project awards are subject to final Congressional appropriations for fiscal year 2022. Project funding is available to support Great Lakes Basin restoration, research, and regional projects. Local watershed associations, municipalities, tribes, states, and non-governmental organizations are encouraged to apply.
The 2016 reauthorization of the Act made significant additions to allowable sources of non-federal match as it relates to time period, and land and conservation easements. See the Notice of Funding Opportunity F22AS00056 at Grants.gov for details. All project proposals will be reviewed, scored, and ranked by the Proposal Review Committee, and final funding decisions will be made by the Service in early to late summer of 2022.
