You’re Invited!
On Thursday January 19th 2017, the Essex Region Conservation Authority will be hosting their Annual General Meeting as well as the 2016 Conservation Awards Ceremony. The event will take place at the Essex Civic Centre, 360 Fairview Avenue West in Essex, ON at 7pm. Someone who works very closely with the DRCC on Detroit River initiatives and is very well known in the community will be receiving an award! Please come out and support the DRCC at this event to find out who it is. If you are unable to attend, the DRCC will feature the winner in our February newsletter, The Current, coming out at the end of the month.
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Sustain Our Great Lakes is soliciting applications for competitive funding to restore and enhance habitat in the Great Lakes basin. Details about this funding opportunity are provided in the Request for Proposals. The submission deadline for full applications is February 21, 2017. Please note, the pre-proposal stage included in past years has been eliminated for 2017. Additional application information is available at www.sustainourgreatlakes.org.
Sustain Our Great Lakes is a bi-national, public-private partnership that sustains, restores and protects fish, wildlife and habitat in the Great Lakes basin by leveraging funding, building conservation capacity, and focusing partners and resources toward key ecological issues
In 2017, grant funding will be awarded in three categories:
- Stream and Riparian Habitat
- Coastal Wetlands
- Green Stormwater Infrastructure – New funding category in 2017
To be eligible for funding, projects must occur within the Great Lakes basin. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and state, tribal and local governments. Up to $7.8 million is expected to be available for grant awards. Individual awards will range from $50,000 to $1.5 million.
Sustain Our Great Lakes partners will host the following webinar to share additional information pertinent to this funding opportunity:
2017 Funding Opportunity – Guidance for Applicants
January 10, 2017 at 11 AM Eastern Time/10 AM Central Time
This webinar will provide additional information on the current funding opportunity, provide additional guidance on the application process, and provide answers to participant questions. Webinar participants can register by clicking here.
A recording of the webinar will be available for viewing at www.sustainourgreatlakes.org following conclusion of the live program.
Please contact Aislinn Gauchay (612-564-7284; aislinn.gauchay@nfwf.org) or Traci Giefer (612-564-7296; traci.giefer@nfwf.org) at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for more information.
