Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FS 2019 GLRI
The USDA Forest Service - Great Lakes RFA 2019 (Funding Opportunity Number: USDA FS 2019 GLRI) was a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service to support environmental and natural resource projects within the Great Lakes basin. The program focused on practical, on-the-ground work that aligns with Great Lakes restoration priorities, with an emphasis on forests, trees, and vegetation as tools to improve ecosystem health and resilience across the basin.
Projects funded under this opportunity were expected to advance at least one of three strategic priority actions. First, the program sought efforts to mitigate or control the impacts of invasive forest insects and diseases, which can cause widespread tree mortality, disrupt habitat, and impose significant costs on communities and land managers. Second, it supported projects that create or improve green infrastructure by planting trees and other vegetation, which can help manage stormwater, reduce erosion, improve air quality, moderate urban heat, and strengthen community resilience. Third, it encouraged projects that enhance coastal wetland function through restoration of native trees and diverse vegetation, recognizing that healthy coastal wetlands provide critical benefits such as habitat, water filtration, shoreline stabilization, and improved ecological connectivity.
Eligible applicants were broad and included multiple levels of government and a range of public and nonprofit institutions. Eligible entities included state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education); and private institutions of higher education. This structure allowed local and regional organizations, academic institutions, tribal entities, and nonprofits to propose projects suited to their specific landscapes and community needs, as long as the work fit within the Great Lakes basin and matched the stated priorities.
Administratively, the opportunity was categorized as a grant with an environment and natural resources funding activity classification, and it was listed under CFDA number 10.664. The funding opportunity was created on April 18, 2019, and the application deadline was June 28, 2019, with submissions due by 6:00 p.m. Eastern time (5:00 p.m. Central time). The maximum award amount (award ceiling) was $350,000 per award, and the Forest Service anticipated making around 16 awards, indicating a competitive process intended to fund a portfolio of projects rather than a single large initiative.
In practical terms, this RFA was designed to move restoration and resilience efforts forward in the Great Lakes basin by funding targeted actions that reduce biological threats to forests, expand the benefits of tree-based green infrastructure, and restore native vegetation in coastal wetland systems.Apply for USDA FS 2019 GLRI
- The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USDA Forest Service - Great Lakes RFA 2019" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.664.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 18, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 28, 2019 Applications due at 600 p.m. Eastern/500 p.m. Central. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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