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Special Projects
Funding
Priorities
The GLFT grants funding for specific purposes:
- Fishing
access development for shore-based angling and tribal fishing
access, including land acquisition and site enhancement
- Education
relating to the Great Lakes fishery
- Research
on the Great Lakes fishery, with special emphasis on lake
sturgeon
- Fishery
habitat protection and restoration, with special emphasis
on the Muskegon River
Although the list above outlines specific purposes
for which the GLFT grants funding, the GLFT may also grant
funds for other purposes if they are consistent wtih the GLFT's
mission. The GLFT believes that an important attribute of
its work is to maintain the flexibility to fund proposals
that fall outside of its routine, regularly scheduled, competitive
grant programs to assure timely response to important issues
affecting the Great Lakes ecosystem, and seize unique opportunities
to enhance the fishery, educate the public, protect valuable
habitat, and secure critical fishing access. In order to accommodate
this value, the GLFT has created an avenue to review "special
case" proposals or special projects. To gain consideration
as a special project, the proposed activity must (1) generally
fall outside of a request
for proposal (RFP) process; and (2) be "nominated"
by a board member who
is willing to bring it to the attention of the whole board.
Special Project Nominations and Consideration Processes
To be considered a special project, the activities
proposed must fall outside the scope of either an existing
or pending RFP grant process established by the Trust. Activities
that could have been reviewed and considered under an existing
RFP, or those that can be reviewed and considered within the
scope of a pending RFP, will not be considered for funding
as a special project unless the board determines that a delay
in funding could result in unacceptable consequences such
as significant lost opportunity to avoid adverse effects on
Great Lakes fish populations or fisheries habitat, or securing
access to the Great Lakes fishery.
Requests for consideration of a special project must be directed
to a member of the board, who can then nominate the proposal
for consideration before the whole board. Unless and until
a member of the board nominates a special project for consideration,
the GLFT will not formally consider the proposal for funding
and will limit its discussion with the applicant.*
Once a board member has made a decision
to nominate a proposal for consideration as a special project,
GLFT staff will work with the special project applicant to
develop detailed information on the proposed project and place
the item on the agenda for consideration by the board at its
next scheduled meeting. The proposal will also likely be reviewed
by the Scientific Advisory Team (SAT).
* In cases where a specific policy covering
the proposed activity exists, the SAT may formally consider
the request without a board nomination and provide recommendations
to the board at its next scheduled meeting. These policies
include dam
management and land
acquisition.
Application
Information
Please see the Special
Projects Evaluation Criteria to learn what the board will
consider when reviewing special project applications. Please
refer to the flowchart below to determine the eligibility
of a project for consideration as a special project.
Special Project Application Materials
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