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Summary: The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (https://www.nfwf.org/) has issued an RFP under its Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund. Grants will be awarded for projects to help increase the resilience of communities and natural resources in Southeast Michigan by reducing the impact of stormwater, improving water quality, enhancing habitat, and increasing the accessibility and usability of public green space and natural areas. Grants will be awarded in two categories: 1) expanding green stormwater infrastructure and enhancing public space and 2) improving habitat quality, connectivity and public space. Projects will require already existing partnerships with local or regional stakeholders or the potential to develop them as part of the project/proposal development. This is a particularly good opportunity for faculty wanting to use their expertise in meaningful work with Southeast Michigan stakeholders. Grants are up to $350,000. An overview of the RFP and links to the full RFP document are below. Pre-Proposals
must be submitted online by August 30, 2022 - 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Please provide this to any faculty in your unit that may have interest. Thanks.
Geographic Focus: Southeast Michigan (Wayne, Washtenaw, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, St. Clair and Monroe Counties.)
RFP - Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund: https://www.nfwf.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/semi-2023-rfp_3.pdf
The Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund (Fund) will award grants to help increase the resilience of communities and natural resources in Southeast Michigan by reducing the impact of stormwater, improving water quality, enhancing habitat, and increasing the accessibility and usability of public green space and natural areas. Grants will be awarded in two categories: 1) expanding green stormwater infrastructure and enhancing public space and 2) improving habitat quality, connectivity and enhancing public spaces. The Fund was created to provide financial resources that benefit Southeast Michigan communities and wildlife habitats by improving resilience in the face of intensifying environmental stressors related to climate change, development, invasive species, nonpoint source pollution and other factors.
Program Priorities: The Fund will award grants in the following categories:
- Expanding Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Enhancing Public Space
- Improving Habitat Quality and Connectivity and Enhancing Public Space
By investing in green stormwater infrastructure solutions, the Fund seeks to reduce flooding and other intensifying threats associated with major storm events, while also creating safe, dynamic, and enjoyable public green spaces that improve habitat values for wildlife and quality of life for residents. By restoring the region’s unique natural areas, the Fund seeks to enhance the quality and connectivity of habitat for wildlife, improve the ability of these habitats to withstand and absorb the impact of environmental stressors, and make nature more accessible for people. Each applicant will need to identify one primary category that best describes the proposed project. If a project is expected to yield benefits in both categories, an applicant may also identify a secondary category. Competitive proposals will address the triple bottom line by improving ecological services and green infrastructure while enhancing social/equitable and economic benefits, including the value and equitable access to public greenspace.
Equity And Inclusion: The Fund desires to support projects that meaningfully engage and benefit low income and communities of color. The Fund recognizes that these communities are often disproportionately impacted by climate change and associated environmental issues of special concern for the Fund, including stormwater runoff, combined sewer overflows and associated flooding and access to safe public greenspace and natural areas. The Fund will prioritize investments that seek to address these impacts while also meaningfully engaging communities to achieve benefits for the environment and people.
Past Grant Awards: https://www.nfwf.org/grants/grants-library?field_fo_value=Southeast%20Michigan%20Resilience%20Fund
Application Process: All application materials must be submitted online through NFWF’s Easygrants system.
- Go to easygrants.nfwf.org to register in our Easygrants online system. New users to the system will be prompted to register before starting the application (if you already are a registered user, use your existing login). Enter your applicant information. Please disable the pop-up blocker on your internet browser prior to beginning the application process.
- Once on your homepage, click the “Apply for Funding” button and select this RFP’s “Funding Opportunity” from the list of options.
- Follow the instructions in Easygrants to complete your application. Once an application has been started, it may be saved and returned to at a later time for completion and submission.
Grant Amount: Individual grants typically range from $100,000 to $300,000. Indirect costs are at 10%. Projects that meet or exceed a 1:1 match ratio to grant request tend to be more competitive but providing 1:1 match is not required for a project to be eligible or considered for funding. Matching contributions provided in your proposal should represent the total leverage brought to bear for the proposed project and may include cash, in-kind contributions of staff and volunteer time, work performed, materials and services donated, or other tangible contributions to the project objectives and outcomes.
Deadline:
- Pre-Proposal Due: August 30, 2022– 11:59 PM Eastern Time
- Full Proposal (if invited) Due: November 3, 2022 - 11:59 PM Eastern Time
- Review Period: November 2022 – February 2023
- Awards Announced: March 2023
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