[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 6450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3064]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7449-2]


FY2003-2004 Great Lakes National Program Office Funding 
Guidance--Request for Proposals

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes 
National Program Office (GLNPO) is requesting Proposals for up to 
$4,827,000 for projects furthering protection and clean up of the Great 
Lakes ecosystem.

DATES: The initial deadline for all Proposals is 8 a.m. Central time, 
March 31, 2003, with a separate rolling deadline for specified 
conferences and publications.

ADDRESSES: The RFP is available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2003guid/. It is also available from Lawrence Brail (312-886-7474/[email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Russ, EPA-GLNPO, G-17J, 77 West 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604 (312-886-4013/[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposals are requested through four 
requests:

RFP 1: General Request. $2,720,000 for Great Lakes projects addressing 
Contaminated Sediments, Pollution Prevention and Reduction, Habitat 
(Ecological) Protection and Restoration, Invasive Species, and 
Strategic or Emerging Issues.
RFP 2: Specific LaMP/RAP Requests--$1,752,000 for specific Great Lakes 
projects furthering the Lakewide Management Plans and Remedial Action 
Plans, such as monitoring, outreach, training, assessment, and 
coordination.
RFP 3: Conferences and Publications. $275,000 for Great Lakes 
conferences and publications, and for specific conferences on the State 
of Lake Michigan and Basin-wide RAP Priorities.
RFP 4: Grants Servicing Intermediary. $60,000 to $100,000 for an 
``intermediary'' organization to make and administer grant sub-awards 
for habitat and other areas.

    Assistance (through grants, cooperative agreements, and interagency 
agreements) is available pursuant to Clean Water Act section 104(b)(3) 
for activities in the Great Lakes Basin and in support of the Great 
Lakes Water Quality Agreement. State pollution control agencies, 
interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies, 
institutions, and organizations are eligible to apply.

    Dated: January 30, 2003.
Gary V. Gulezian,
Director, Great Lakes National Program Office.
[FR Doc. 03-3064 Filed 2-6-03; 8:45 am]
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