2017 RFA for Great Lakes Long-Term Biology Monitoring Program: Zooplankton, Benthos, Mysis and Chlorophyll a Components

Selection

Cornell University - Great Lakes Long-term Biological Monitoring Program 2017-2022 ($5,999,616)

Applications Received

Project titles and funding requests

• Effect of Algal Bloom Pollutants on Innate Immunity ($749,327)
• Great Lakes Zooplankton, Benthos, Mysis and Chl-a Monitoring ($5,826,270)
• Great Lakes Long-term Biological Monitoring Program 2017-2022 ($5,999,616)

RFA Info

Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R5-GL2017-ZBC

RFA Modification - posted Feb. 17, 2017 (see bullet list at bottom of page)

This Request for Applications (RFA) solicits applications from eligible entities for a cooperative agreement to be awarded pursuant to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan II.

EPA is seeking applications for a project to continue the long-term monitoring of zooplankton[1], benthos, Mysis and chlorophyll-a in the open waters of the Great Lakes. EPA is also seeking applications to supplement the long-term monitoring program with a synoptic whole lake assessment of benthos.

Up to $6.0 million may be awarded for one cooperative agreement to be incrementally funded at approximately $1,200,000 annually over a five-year period.  The awarding of this cooperative agreement is contingent upon funding availability, the quality of applications received and other applicable considerations.  However, EPA expressly reserves the right to make no awards under this RFA.  Proposed projects must be limited to the specified project duration.  All incrementally funded awards will be subject to the availability of funding, future appropriations, satisfactory performance of work, and other applicable considerations.
 

Related information

2017 GLRI Biomonitoring RFA Questions & Answers (xlsx) (11.03 KB) posted Feb. 17, 2017

Estimated Annual Samples from Biannual Surveys

	Zooplankton	Benthos	Chlorophyll
Lake Michigan	64	55	186
Lake Huron	76	52	212
Lake Erie	100	39	235
Lake Ontario	46	30	131
Lake Superior	96	36	280
Totals	382	212	1044
Totals with 10% QC	420	233	1148

Benthos Analysis SOP (pdf) (475.72 KB, April 2015, LG407-R09)
Standard Operating Procedure for Benthic Invertebrate Laboratory Analysis

• Standard Operating Procedure for Mysid Analysis (pdf) (1.42 MB, February 2015)
  LG408
• Standard Operating Procedure for Mysis Sample Collection and Preservation (pdf) (343.14 KB, April 2015)
  LG409
• Standard Operating Procedure for Benthic Invertebrate Field Sampling (pdf) (100.16 KB, March 2016)
  LG406
• Standard Operating Procedure for Chlorophyll a Sampling Method Field Procedure (pdf) (29.03 KB, March 2013)
  LG404
• Standard Operating Procedure for In Vitro Determination of Chlorophyll a in Freshwater Phytoplankton by Fluorescence (pdf) (131.08 KB, March 2013)
  LG405
• Standard Operating Procedure for Zooplankton Analysis (pdf) (156.83 KB, July 2016)
  LG403
• Standard Operating Procedure for Zooplankton Sample Collection and Preservation and Secchi Depth Measurement Field Procedures (pdf) (85.83 KB, March 2013)
  LG402
• 2017 GLRI Request for Applications EPA-R5-GL2017-ZBC (pdf) (384.03 KB, Jan. 30, 2017)
  Great Lakes Long-Term Biology Monitoring Program: Zooplankton, Benthos, Mysis, and Chlorophyll-a Components
• 2017 GLRI Request for Applications EPA-R5-GL2017-ZBC - reformatted (pdf) (423.61 KB, Feb. 10, 2017, Reformatted with outline numbering)
• 2017 GLRI Request for Applications EPA-R5-GL2017-ZBC - modification (pdf) (421.98 KB, Feb. 16, 2017)
  Great Lakes Long-Term Biology Monitoring Program: Zooplankton, Benthos, Mysis, and Chlorophyll-a Components