Month: November 2016

Coastal Zone Management Grants, Deadline Dec. 16

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The Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program in the Office of the Great Lakes offers grant funds annually for creative projects that further the following objectives:
• Protect and restore healthy coastal ecosystems, including fish and wildlife habitat
• Create and enhance public access to the Great Lakes and coastal resources
• Preserve historic maritime structures
• Revitalize urban waterfronts
• Minimize loss of life and property in areas vulnerable to coastal hazards including erosion, floods, and dangerous currents
• Promote stewardship of coastal resources
• Protect coastal water quality

Grant amounts must be no less than $10,000 and no greater than $100,000 and require a 1:1 match. Local match can be in the form of cash, in-kind services, and other grant funds from non-federal sources.

Who is eligible to apply?
• Coastal government including cities, counties, villages and townships
• Area-wide agencies including conservation districts, county and regional planning agencies
• Universities and school districts
• Tribal governments
• Nonprofit organizations (non-construction projects only)

Focus areas:
Public Access:
• Site planning, design, and engineering for low-cost construction projects
• Low-cost construction projects such as non-motorized coastal trails, boardwalks, barrier-free canoe/kayak launches and fishing piers, pervious parking lots and walkways, viewing decks, interpretive signage, and other amenities to improve public access
Coastal Habitat:
• On-the-ground protection and restoration projects for Great Lakes beaches, dunes, wetlands, streams and nearshore habitat
• Feasibility studies and planning for habitat protection, restoration and resource management
• Inventories of natural features that are incorporated into a local or statewide plan
Coastal Hazards:
• Development of regional coastal hazard atlases
• Development and implementation of local shoreline management plans or coastal zoning ordinances providing construction setbacks or buffers that complement those of the state’s high risk erosion area program
• Site-level shoreline erosion assessments on public lands for implementation of soft-shore approaches to shoreline stabilization
Coastal Water Quality:
• Development of ordinances, policies and/or plans addressing management of coastal nonpoint source pollution
• On-the-ground implementation activities to protect and improve beach health at public-owned Great Lakes beaches
Coastal Community Development:
• Development of ordinances, policies and plans focused on management of coastal resources based on an ecosystem approach
• Planning & feasibility studies for waterfront redevelopment and ports management
• Development and promotion of regional coastal tourism and recreation opportunities
• Collaborative regional or multi-jurisdictional planning or policy development

Contact us for more information. To learn more about GFA visit our website at http://gfa.tc.

Coastal Zone Management Grants, Deadline Dec. 16

Public Humanities Project Grants, Deadline Jan. 11, 2017

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Public Humanities Projects grants support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art, or to address challenging issues in contemporary life. NEH encourages projects that involve members of the public in collaboration with humanities scholars or that invite contributions from the community in the development and delivery of humanities programming.

This grant program supports a variety of forms of audience engagement. Applications should follow the parameters set out below for one of the following three formats:

• Community Conversations: This format supports one- to three-year-long series of community-wide public discussions in which diverse residents creatively address community challenges, guided by the perspectives of the humanities.

• Exhibitions: This format supports permanent exhibitions that will be on view for at least three years, or travelling exhibitions that will be available to public audiences in at least two venues in the United States (including the originating location).

• Historic Places: This format supports the interpretation of historic sites, houses, neighborhoods, and regions, which might include living history presentations, guided tours, exhibitions, and public programs. NEH encourages projects that explore humanities ideas through multiple formats. Proposed projects may include complementary components that deepen an audience’s understanding of a subject: for example, a museum exhibition might be accompanied by a website, mobile app, or discussion programs.

Eligible Applicants:
State governments
County governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Special district governments

Contact us for more information. To learn more about GFA visit our website at http://gfa.tc.

 

Public Humanities Project Grants, Deadline Jan. 11, 2017

GLRI Grants, Apps Due Jan. 13, 2017

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Up To $26 Million Available From EPA for GLRI Projects

EPA anticipates funding projects in the following categories:

  • Great Lakes Taxonomy and Barcodes to Support Early Detection Monitoring (EPA-R5-GL2016-TAG)

EPA expects to provide up to approximately $1,600,000 for approximately 4 projects in amounts up to a maximum of $400,000 in EPA funding to support the taxonomic vouchering of invertebrate specimens and the development of reference barcodes.

  • Invasive Species Control (EPA-R5-GL2016-ISC)

EPA expects to provide up to approximately $10,000,000 for approximately 18 projects in amounts up to a maximum of $600,000 in EPA funding that control invasive species and initiate the long-term stewardship of project sites.

  • Foundations for Invasive Species Collaborations (EPA-R5-GL2016-FFC)

EPA expects to provide up to approximately $1,500,000 for approximately 5 projects in amounts up to a maximum of $300,000 in EPA funding that initiate species-specific Great Lakes invasive species management collaborations.

  • Phosphorus Risk Reduction Pilots in Western Lake Erie Agricultural Watersheds (EPA-R5-GL2016-PRR)

EPA expects to provide up to approximately $1,500,000 for approximately 5 projects in amounts up to a maximum of $500,000 in EPA funding for a pilot initiative that seeks to expand the tools available to farmers seeking to reduce phosphorus losses through a risk management approach.

  • Agricultural Watershed Management Implementation (EPA-R5-GL2016-AWM)

EPA expects to provide up to approximately $5,200,000 for approximately 10 projects in amounts up to a maximum of $750,000 in EPA funding to reduce nonpoint source pollution to the Great Lakes from agricultural sources.

  • Urban Watershed Management Implementation (EPA-R5-GL2016-UWM)

EPA expects to provide up to approximately $5,400,000 for approximately 13 projects in amounts up to a maximum of $500,000 in EPA funding to reduce nonpoint source pollution to the Great Lakes from urban sources.

  • Agricultural Incentive Program Effectiveness (EPA-R5-GL2016-AIP)

EPA expects to provide up to $750,000 in EPA funding for one cooperative agreement to undertake a socio-economic analysis of the effectiveness of current approaches intended to engage agricultural producers and change on-farm decision making to improve water quality in the GLRI Priority Watersheds (Lower Fox River, WI; Saginaw River, MI; Maumee River, OH; and Genesee River, NY).

A webinar explaining the grant application process will be held at 1 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016.

For more information on this grant program contact us. To learn more about GFA please visit our website at http://gfa.tc.

 

GLRI Grants, Apps Due Jan. 13, 2017

Scrap Tire Grants, Deadline Dec. 9

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The Scrap Tire Cleanup Grant is available for property owners to clean up old or abandoned scrap tire piles. MDEQ will give priority to collection sites where tires were accumulated prior to Jan. 1, 1991, as well as collection sites that pose an imminent threat to public health, safety, welfare, or the environment.  Local units of government and non-profit organizations are also eligible for funding for cleanup days and roadside cleanup grants.  Priority in these grants will be given to entities that have never received funding and those that provide the most accessibility to proper disposal of scrap tires.

The Market Development Grant is available for projects that demonstrate new or increased uses of scrap tires in manufactured products. MDEQ will prioritize proposals based on the amount of scrap tire material to be used in developing the project or product, demonstration of a new use of scrap tire material, and demonstration of a viable market for the proposed product.

These grants will be available to reimburse up to 50 percent of the cost of purchasing scrap tires. Grants are also available to reimburse up to 50 percent of the cost of purchasing equipment and/or for research and development to provide for a new or increased use for scrap tires.

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Scrap Tire Grants, Deadline Dec. 9