APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED MARINE AND ANADROMOUS FISH HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS DUE MONDAY, June 7, 2010 BY 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
The FishAmerica Foundation announces the availability of approximately $1 million for local efforts to accomplish meaningful on-the-ground restoration of marine, estuarine and riparian habitats, including but not limited to salt marshes, mangrove forests, and freshwater habitats important to anadromous fish species (fish like salmon and striped bass that migrate to and from the sea). Approximately $200,000 of the available funding will be dedicated specifically to stream barrier removal projects furthering NOAA's Open Rivers Initiative. Individual grant awards range between $10,000 and $75,000 per project. Projects must result in the implementation of locally-driven habitat restoration projects that emphasize stewardship and yield ecological and socioeconomic benefits. These projects must clearly demonstrate significant benefits to marine, estuarine or anadromous fisheries resources, particularly sportfish, and should involve community participation through an educational or volunteer component tied to the restoration activities. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate the participation of NOAA Restoration Center staff to strengthen the development and implementation of sound restoration projects. Projects in the Great Lakes must restore habitat for diadromous sportfish such as lake sturgeon, walleye, and brook trout in the Great Lakes and applicable tributaries. Projects focusing on the management or removal of aquatic invasive/nuisance species will not be considered. The complete announcement, RFP and Application are available on our website at www.fishamerica.org. If you have any questions regarding the Application or RFP, please feel free to contact Erica George, FishAmerica's Grants Manager at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> or 703-519-9691 ext 247. Applications and required documentation must be received in FishAmerica's office no later than June 7, 2010 by 5:00 p.m. (EDT). This is not a postmark deadline. Electronic and faxed applications will NOT be accepted. Funding is expected to be announced in October 2010. Anticipated awards are contingent on notification of federal funding to the FishAmerica Foundation. All submissions must be sent to: FAF/NOAA RFP - Grant Applications FishAmerica Foundation 225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 420 Alexandria, Virginia 22314. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Johanna Laderman FishAmerica Foundation Web: www.fishamerica.org <http://twitter.com/fishamerica> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/FishAmerica-Foundation/78027809269?ref=ts > <http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=813986> FishAmerica - Keeping our fish and waters healthy for more than 25 years. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. <*((((<>{
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