RFP: Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program

Ann Arbor, Mich. — The Great Lakes Commission announced a request for proposals (RFP) for the 2019 Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program grant program. Funding for the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The GLRI is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)-led initiative designed to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world — the Great Lakes

For program year 2019, two grant options are being offered: watershed-scale projects and site-specific projects. Grants provided under this year’s program will focus on effective efforts to reduce phosphorus contributions to waters within the Great Lakes basin. The maximum request for each application will be capped at no more than $200,000. Applicants must be nonfederal units of government, tribes, or incorporated nonprofit organizations. A 25 percent match will be required of each project.

The due date for applications is 6:00 p.m. EDT on March 29, 2019. Applications will be reviewed and assessed by the Sedimentation and Nutrient Reduction Task Force, with final decisions anticipated in early summer 2019. Selected projects should begin on October 1, 2019 and may be up to three years in duration.

Visit www.nutrientreduction.org for more information.