The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is now accepting applications for the Lower Great Lakes Forestry Technical Assistance 2022 program to support technical assistance for natural resource professionals and private woodland owners to accelerate the voluntary planning and implementation of effective land stewardship practices for woodlands and forests.
Donor Name: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
States: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/05/2022
Grant Size: $150,000 to $350,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The Lower Great Lakes Forestry Technical Assistance Special Initiative will fund projects that provide landowners with technical assistance for improving forest management, adopting multi-resource management plans, and implementing conservation practices on their forests to improve wildlife habitat and enhance water quality.
Program Priorities
As part of advancing woodland stewardship and restoration goals, applicants are encouraged to propose projects that improve wildlife habitat and engage historically underserved landowners. Projects should seek to implement one or more of the following strategies:
- Increase forestry technical assistance capacity in the lower Great Lakes region through the hiring of staff or contractors who will work with landowners to develop and implement forest management plans, multi-resource management plans, or practice plans and assist with implementation of forest restoration and management treatments.
- Provide technical, planning and implementation assistance for forest landowners to protect, maintain, enhance, and preserve habitat for wildlife and fish species, including threatened and endangered species; and/or to achieve water quality and watershed health improvements, including efforts to improve forest health and resilience and restore riparian forests.
- Enhance collaborative and strategic outreach and technical assistance to increase the number of private landowners and/or producers engaged in woodland restoration and stewardship practices.
Implement innovative methods to engage private landowners, potentially including smaller acreage landowners, expand on-the-ground restoration and stewardship activities on private lands, and to identify and better understand landowner motivations and barriers to sustainable woodland management. - Feature demonstration areas that complement or accelerate technical assistance by bothachieving on-the-ground accomplishments for a specific area and providing sites for conservation education and technology transfer particularly for the forest landowner audience.
- Support the development and implementation of agroforestry practices such as alley cropping, shelterbelts, riparian forest buffers, and windbreaks that provide nutritional, environmental, educational, and other benefits.
Address barriers to landowner participation in forestry and conservation programs:
- historically underserved landowners and/or landowners that have not previously participated in programs are encouraged.
Funding Information
- Approximately $600,000 is expected to be available for grant awards in 2022. Individual grant awards will range from $150,000 to $350,000 and applicants should request no more or no less than this funding range in the proposal.
- Anticipated completion time for funded projects will typically be two or three years following finalization of a grant agreement.
Ineligible Funding
- Equipment: Applicants are encouraged to rent equipment where possible or use matching funds to make those purchases. NFWF acknowledges, however, that some projects may only be completed using NFWF funds to procure equipment. If this applies to your project, please contact the program staff listed in this RFP to discuss options.
- Federal funds and matching contributions may not be used to procure or obtain equipment, services, or systems (including entering into or renewing a contract) that uses telecommunications equipment or services produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities) as a substantial or essential component, or as critical technology of any system. Refer to Public Law 115-232, section 889 for additional information.
- NFWF funds and matching contributions may not be used to support political advocacy, fundraising, lobbying, litigation, terrorist activities or Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.
- NFWF funds may not be used to support ongoing efforts to comply with legal requirements, including permit conditions, mitigation and settlement agreements. However, grant funds may be used to support projects that enhance or improve upon existing baseline compliance efforts.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include non-profit 501(c) organizations, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal governments and organizations, and educational institutions.
- Ineligible applicants include federal government agencies, unincorporated individuals, and private for-profit businesses.
For more information, visit National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).
