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Request for Implementation Plans
A Request for Implementation Plans (RFP)
has been issued for the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative
(GLSI). This RFP focuses on implementation and encourages
collaborative work among community and regional organizations
(including institutions of higher education) and K–12
schools in Michigan to advance the goal of the Initiative.
Background
Before applying, applicants
should review the Overview
of the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative, which
covers the background, purpose, and vision for the Initiative,
and Two Tools for Preparing Planning Grant Proposals:
Decision Pathway and Example
Projects, which provide guidance about and examples
of the types of projects the GLFT intends to support through
the Initiative. Successful applicants for Implementation Grants
will have completed a thoughtful process of planning, whether
funded by a Planning Grant from the GLFT or another entity.
Two Capacity-building Grants and seven Planning
Grants have been funded to date through the GLSI. Capacity-building
Grants are intended to increase capacity within regions to
participate in future activities funded by the GLFT Stewardship
Initiative by supporting preliminary work focused on planning
a regional infrastructure. Planning Grants are intended to
help schools and organizations that serve them develop a plan
for regional “hubs” (infrastructure). Implementation
Grants wil support the establishment and work of regional
hubs. The GLFT will award up to two grants of up to $200,000
each, although more grants may be awarded based on interest
from the GLSI Funders' Collaborative.
Requirements
- Implementation Plans must by submitted
by 5:00 p.m. on October 19, 2007, using the GLFT
eGRANT Application System. A printer-friendly version
of the RFP, which summarizes the required content of an
Implementation Plan, can be downloaded here.
- Implementation Plans must cover a
20-month timeframe (November 2007–June 2009).
- The total grant request cannot exceed
$200,000.
- Only educational, governmental, tribal,
and nonprofit organizations with current 501(c)(3) designation
from the IRS are eligible to apply.
- Applicants must have participated in a
Launch Meeting for the Great
Lakes Stewardship Initiative, held on April 24, 2007, in
Lansing and April 26, 2007, in Marquette.
- Applicants must have completed a thoughtful
process of planning, whether funded by a Planning Grant
from the GLFT or another entity.
Review and Award Process
Members of the GLFT’s Stewardship
Initiative’s Advisory Group,
which includes people with expertise in environmental stewardship,
K–12 education, and community development, will help
the Initiative’s staff and consultants review Implementation
Grant proposals. Representatives of philanthropic organizations
in the Great Lakes region will also provide input through
the Initiative’s Funders’
Collaborative. Recommendations
for funding will be presented to the Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Board on November 6, 2007, at which
time funding decisions will be made. Work may begin immediately
thereafter and extend through June 2009.
Additional Questions
If you have questions, please contact
Mary Whitmore, GLFT
Education Coordinator, or Julie
Metty Bennett, Assistant Trust Manager.
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