Cooperative Agreement P21AC10333

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) was awarded a $207,997 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program to conduct natural community surveys on Lake Superior islands. EGLE will collaborate with the Michigan Natural Feature Inventory (MNFI) on activities including geographic information systems analysis, aerial photo interpretation to delineate preliminary...

This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Project Grant award for $127,090 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) will support efforts by the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) to understand how state and tribal agencies in the Great Lakes region organize and fund their aquatic invasive species (AIS) management programs. The key objectives are to: 1) identify the key components and functions of AIS programs, and 2) summarize the different models used by jurisdictions for program...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $115,000 Project Grant under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) to the Great Lakes Commission (GLC). The grant will establish the level of aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention in organism-in-trade (OIT) pathways across participating Great Lakes states and tribes, and identify opportunities for harmonizing regional prevention programs. The project will: Develop a set of standardized AIS prevention program components based on...

This $215,000 Project Grant was awarded on February 20, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership (LNRP), a non-profit organization in Wisconsin. The funding will support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Lake Michigan Coastal and Riparian Restoration Project Phase Four, which involves mitigating invasive forest insects and diseases, reducing stormwater runoff...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $225,000 Project Grant under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the Minnesota Zoo. The grant funds a study to assess pesticide prevalence in habitats of three federally protected butterfly species - the Poweshiek skipperling, Mitchell's satyr, and Dakota skipper. The research aims to close knowledge gaps about pesticide exposure in currently occupied, extirpated, and potential reintroduction sites across the...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $149,723 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to conduct an inventory of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and bumble bees (Bombus spp.), including plant-pollinator interactions, at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS) and Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO) in California. This research will aid in...

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources received a $187,098.56 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) to fund aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention, control, and research efforts in Indiana's portion of the Great Lakes basin. The key objectives of the award are to: Coordinate AIS activities through the state AIS coordinator and support AIS outreach and communication campaigns, such as "Stop Aquatic...

The US Geological Survey, through its National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers program (CFDA 15.820), awarded a $470,033 cooperative agreement to the University of Massachusetts for the project "Evaluating the Role of Climate on Midwestern Butterfly Trajectories, Monarch Declines, and the Broader Insect Apocalypse." The three-year project, beginning June 2021, will evaluate the impact of climate change on butterfly populations in the Midwest region and provide science...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program provides $329,438 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to conduct rare insect surveys targeting pollinators and other species of greatest conservation need across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The 3-year project, starting December 1, 2023, will inventory and assess the status of peatland insects, including rare and imperiled species, to inform...

This $199,619.74 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) program aims to operationalize an aquatic invasive plant (AIP) surveillance program in the Great Lakes basin. The Great Lakes Commission, an interstate compact agency, will conduct two seasons of semi-quantitative surveys of aquatic plant species at high-risk sites for new AIP introductions or range expansion. This builds on...