U.S. EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 2011 Request For Applications

The summary for the U.S. EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 2011 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.

U.S. EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 2011 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 ActionPlan (http://greatlakesrestoration.us/action/wp-content/uploads/glri_actionplan.pdf ). This RFAis EPA's major competitive grant funding opportunity under the Great Lakes RestorationInitiative ("GLRI" or "Initiative") for FY2011 and is one of several funding opportunitiesavailable through federal agencies under the GLRI. Applications are requested for projectsidentified in the RFA within the following four GLRI focus areas:1.Toxic Substances and Areas of Concern, including pollution prevention and cleanup of the mostpolluted areas in the Great Lakes.2.Invasive Species, including efforts to institute a "zero tolerance policy" toward new invasions.3.Nearshore Health and Nonpoint Source Pollution, including a targeted geographic focus on highpriority watersheds and reducing polluted runoff from urban, suburban and, agricultural sources.4.Accountability, Education, Monitoring, Evaluation, Communication and Partnerships, includingthe implementation of goal- and results-based accountability measures, learning initiatives,outreach, and strategic partnerships.