FY 2002 - 2003 Great Lakes National Program Office Request for Proposals / Funding Guidance

Decisions on Proposals: FY2002 - 2003 Competitive Grants Process

Decisions on Proposals submitted to the U.S. EPA - Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) FY2002 competitive grants process have been made. Earlier this year in response to GLNPO's solicitation for $2.9 million in projects, applicants submitted 192 proposals, seeking $20.2 million in funding. GLNPO is now requesting that applicants formally apply for funding for 48 projects totaling $3 million. One or more of these projects is located in each of the Great Lakes states. The list at the end of this message, along with applicant names, will be posted on the Internet on this page (http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2002fund/yeslist.html).

Please be aware that the final decisions on whether to fund particular projects will only be made following evaluation of the full federal application packages. Also note that applicants may be asked to submit a revised proposal for an amount different than originally requested and that additional negotiation may be necessary regarding the project scope and amount. Project officers from GLNPO will contact the applicants for the projects listed below and will send specific guidance along with grant application kits. Applicants for these projects do not need to do anything until they have been contacted by their project officer.

Whenever possible, we have forwarded the projects for which applications are not being requested to other funding processes for their consideration. Should there be questions concerning that follow-up effort or about GLNPO's review process, applicants can contact the applicable person below:

Contaminated Sediments: Marc Tuchman (312-353-1369 / tuchman.marc@epa.gov)
Pollution Prevention and Reduction: Ted Smith (312-353-6571 / smith.edwin@epa.gov)
Habitat and Habitat Indicators: Karen Rodriguez (312-353-2690 / rodriguez.karen@epa.gov )
Invasive Species: Marc Tuchman (312-353-1369 / tuchman.marc@epa.gov)
Strategic or Emerging Issues: Michael Russ (312-886-4013 / russ.michael@epa.gov) or Paul Horvatin (312-353-3612 / horvatin.paul@epa.gov

Thank you for your participation in the GLNPO funding process. I encourage you to respond directly to me via return e-mail with any comments you may that would help us to improve our process for next year.

Contaminated Sediments

GL2002-002	Remediation of Contaminated Sediments in the Rouge River	Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
GL2002-054	Current Sediment Quality in the St. Marys River AOC (MI:USA)	Lake Superior State University
GL2002-059	Manitowoc River Basin PCB Contaminated Sediment Cleanup	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
GL2002-061	Newton Creek Contaminated Sediment Removal	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
GL2002-073	Ottawa River Sediment Remediation Priorities	Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments
GL2002-075	Grand Calumet Area of Concern	Michigan State University Civil and Env, Engineering Dept.
GL2002-077	Contaminated Sediment Re-Suspension from Dredging	Friends of the Detroit River
GL2002-109	Gary Riverfront Revival: A Model Redevelopment Plan	Delta Institute
GL2002-131	Sediment Remediation in the Buffalo River	University at Buffalo
GL2002-141	Hearding Island Sediment Evaluation Project	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
GL2002-174	Great Lakes Upland Testing Manual for Beneficial Use	Great Lakes Commission

Strategic or Emerging Issues

GL2002-039	Multi-beach Modeling of E. coli Concentrations	Chicago Department of Environment
GL2002-062	Levels of PBDEs in Eggs of Wisconsin Cormorants	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
GL2002-066	Toxicity and Estrogenic Activity of PBDEs	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
GL2002-085	Botulism E in L. Erie: Ecology and Lower Food Web Transfer.	SUNY - Fredonia
GL2002-176	A Great Lakes Research and Monitoring Metadata Inventory	Great Lakes Commission
GL2002-184	Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether in the Lake Superior Watershed	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Invasive Species

GL2002-020	Integrated barriers for the control of juvenile exotic fish	Eastern Michigan University
GL2002-070	Community Partnership Approach to Zebra Mussel Control	Leelanau Conservancy
GL2002-114	Fen and Sedge Meadow Restoration and Maintenance	Indiana Department of Natural Resources
GL2002-161	Urban Coastal Wetland Restoration	Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority
GL2002-177	NIS Early Detection System: A Pilot Project	Great Lakes Commission
GL2002-186	Evaluation of an Aquatic Nuisance Species Dispersal Barrier	University of Illinois

Ecological (Habitat) Protection and Restoration

GL2002-022	Eighteenmile Creek Habitat Restoration Project	Niagara County
GL2002-026	Protecting Riparian Zones in the Lake Superior Basin	Central Lake Superior Land Conservancy
GL2002-042	Coaster Brook Trout Habitat Evaluation In Grand Traverse Bay	Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
GL2002-090	Northern Native Plant Propagation:Techniques and Education	Northland College
GL2002-111	Wetland Conservation in the Great Lakes using GIS	Ducks Unlimited Inc.
GL2002-119	Ecology of globally rare charophytes in ephemeral wetlands	Purdue University North Central
GL2002-145	The Marsh Monitoring Program-Restoring Great Lakes Wetlands	Great Lakes United (on behalf of Bird Studies Canada)
GL2002-148	Misery Bay Initiative, A Plan to Protect Coastal Ecosystems	Northeast Michigan Council of Governments
GL2002-154	Habitat Protection at Indian Boundary Prairies	The Nature Conservancy
GL2002-156	Niagara Frontier Conservation Initiative	The Nature Conservancy
GL2002-182	Detroit River Conservancies & International Wildlife Refuge	Friends of the Detroit River

Habitat Indicators

GL2002-021

Development of the Breeding Bird Indicator

Save the Dunes Conservation Fund

Pollution Prevention and Reduction

GL2002-011	Sources of PCBs to the Atmosphere in Chicago: Part II	Clarkson University
GL2002-012	Deposition and Concentrations of PBTs near Lake Ontario	Clarkson University
GL2002-055	Binational Toxics Strategy and P2 in Chicago	Chicago Department of Environment
GL2002-112	Mona Lake Watershed hazardous waste disposal program	Muskegon County Health Department
GL2002-116	Mercury and PCB Reduction Initiatives at an Oil Refinery	City of Superior
GL2002-117	Erie County Fluorescent Light, Ballast & Appliance Recycling	Erie County Department of Environment and Planning
GL2002-126	State and Sector-Based Mercury Pollution Prevention	National Wildlife Federation
GL2002-132	Development of Dioxin Emissions for Lake Superior Basin	Lake Superior Research Institute
GL2002-133	Eliminating PBT's from Products and Product Waste	Great Lakes United
GL2002-140	Mercury Free Zones	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
GL2002-157	Mercury Thermostat Collection at Weatherization Agencies	State of Wisconsin Dept. of Admin, Energy Division
GL2002-163	Next Steps in PBT- free Purchasing in the Great Lakes Basin	INFORM, Inc.
GL2002-187	Organochlorine Pesticides in Air of Mexico-Central America	Environment Canada