Public–Private Partnership
•ArcelorMittal
•US Environmental Protection Agency
•US Fish & Wildlife Service
•USDA Forest Service
•National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
•National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
•Awards grants for:oHabitat restoration, protection and enhancement
oFish passage restoration
oInvasive species control
oWater quality improvements
•Supports implementation of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Funding Areas
103 grants: $12.1 millionGrantee match: $14.9 millionTotal conservation investment: $27.0 million
Grant Awards: 2006–2010
•Restoration/enhancement of >8,000 acres of wetland, shoreline and upland habitat
•Restoration/enhancement of 50 miles of stream and riparian habitat
•Restoration of fish passage to >425 stream miles
•Development of 18 restoration/management/conservation plans
•Training and education of >6,500 students, teachers, volunteers and residents
Accomplishments
•Request for Proposals to be announced in January 2011
•Applications due mid February 2011
•More information to be posted at www.sustainourgreatlakes.org
Upcoming Funding Cycle
•Large-scale habitat restoration, enhancement and protection projects
•Grant award size: $150,000 to $1.5 million
•Project duration: typically 24 months
Stewardship Grants Program
•Habitat restoration and enhancement while building local stewardship capacity
•Grant award size: $25,000 to $150,000
•Project duration: typically 18 months
Community Grants Program
•Relate project to existing conservation strategies/plans/initiatives
•If project is one element of a broader effort, relate the project to the broader effort
•Summarize results of previous work
Context
•Outputs are activities that will be implemented (what you will do)
•Outcomes are the ecological benefits of the project (what you will achieve)
•Outcomes should follow from outputs
Outputs and Outcomes
Conduct prescribed burn on 60 acres
Remove 2 fish barriers
Increase native plant diversity by 25%
Acquire 40-acre parcel
Restore fish passage to 93 stream miles
Protect and conserve 40 acres of coastal wetland
Output Outcome
•Habitat and Wildlife Protection and Restoration measures of progress in the GLRI Action Plan:
oMiles of river reopened for fish passage
oNumber of fish passage barriers removed
oAcres of wetlands and wetland–associated uplands protected, restored, and enhanced
oAcres of coastal, upland, and island habitats protected, restored, and enhanced
oNumber of habitat-related BUIs removed from Areas of Concern so impaired
Outputs and Outcomes
•Quality of project design
•Education, expertise, staff and resources
•Ability to implement within specified time frame
•Schedule for obtaining needed permits/approvals
Technical Expertise/Merit
•Adequacy of budget to complete proposed actions
•Cost-effectiveness
•Extent project meets/exceeds minimum match requirement
Project Costs
•Propose monitoring of scope and intensity appropriate to assess project results
•Incorporate pre- and post-implementation monitoring data when possible and appropriate
•Any proposed monitoring must be linked to habitat work or invasive species control that will occur as part of the project
Monitoring and Evaluation
•Breadth of community and government partners
•Significance of partner contributions in the form of funding time and other resources
•Letters documenting the support/contributions of project partners
Partnerships
•Link project to existing strategies/initiatives; clarify its scope in relation to broader efforts
•Define outputs and outcomes in terms of quantifiable metrics; ensure outcomes follow logically from outputs
•Link outputs and outcomes to GLRI Action Plan measures of progress
•Include provisions to monitor and evaluate results
•Emphasize the diversity and contributions of partners
Key Take-home Messages
Contact Information
Todd HogrefeGreat Lakes Program Director
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation1 Federal DriveFort Snelling, MN 55111
www.sustainourgreatlakes.org