Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Request for Applications

The summary for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Request for Applications grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Environmental Protection Agency, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Request for Applications: This Request for Applications (RFA) solicits applications from eligible entities for grants and/or cooperative agreements to be awarded pursuant to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan. This RFA is EPA's only planned competitive grant funding opportunity under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative ("GLRI" or "Initiative") for FY 2013 and is one of several funding opportunities available through federal agencies under the GLRI. Applications are requested for projects within the following four categories: - Reducing Exposure to Toxic Substances from Fish Consumption; - Invasive Species Prevention and Control;- Lake Erie Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI); and - Facilitation of Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) Stakeholder Fora. Approximately $9.5 million may be awarded as grants and/or cooperative agreements under this RFA for up to about 20 projects in the four categories, contingent upon funding availability, the quality of applications received and other applicable considerations. PLEASE REFER TO SECTION I OF THE RFA FOR THE MAXIMUM AWARD AMOUNTS AND THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS AWARDED UNDER EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES.

Federal Grant Title:	Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Request for Applications
Federal Agency Name:	Environmental Protection Agency
Grant Categories:	Environment
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-R5-GL2013-1
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
CFDA Numbers:	66.469
CFDA Descriptions:	Great Lakes Program
Current Application Deadline:	Aug 14, 2013
Original Application Deadline:	Aug 14, 2013
Posted Date:	Jul 15, 2013
Creation Date:	Jul 15, 2013
Archive Date:	Sep 13, 2013
Total Program Funding:	$9,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$1,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	20
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
Grant Announcement Contact: Michael Russ, Senior Program Advisor, Phone: 312-886-4013

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