The Forest Service is seeking applications for its Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Cooperative Weed Management.
Donor Name: Forest Service
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/18/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The interagency Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) targets improvements to address the most significant environmental problems within the Great Lakes Basin. Through an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, anticipates receiving funds to support projects that implement strategic, priority actions within Forest Service authorities to restore, protect, and maintain the Great Lakes ecosystem. For this GLRI Request for Applications (RFA) for Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs), successful projects will address invasive plant species that pose significant ecological threats in the Great Lakes Basin. Award of funds is contingent on allocation of EPA funding. Funds are available for the following program area:
GLRI Focus Area 2, Invasive Species: Detect, prevent, eradicate, and/or control invasive plant species to promote ecological resiliency, watershed stability, and biological diversity on Federal, State, or other public or private land.
Funding Information
- Estimated Funding: $1,000,000
- Minimum Federal request is $25,000 and maximum Federal request is $100,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The GLRI funding is available to CWMAs and similar invasive plant partnerships that work within the Great Lakes Basin of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. CWMAs and similar groups are organized partnerships of Federal, State, and local government agencies, Tribes, individuals, and various interested groups that manage invasive plants across boundaries within a defined area, generally a county or larger in size.
Applications may include work on all land ownerships within the Great Lakes watershed of the United States.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.