Public–Private Partnership

•ArcelorMittal

•US Environmental Protection Agency

•US Fish & Wildlife Service

•USDA Forest Service

•National Fish & Wildlife Foundation

•National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

•Awards grants for:oHabitat restoration, protection and enhancement

oFish passage restoration

oInvasive species control

oWater quality improvements

•Supports implementation of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Funding Areas

103 grants: $12.1 millionGrantee match: $14.9 millionTotal conservation investment: $27.0 million

Grant Awards: 2006–2010

•Restoration/enhancement of >8,000 acres of wetland, shoreline and upland habitat

•Restoration/enhancement of 50 miles of stream and riparian habitat

•Restoration of fish passage to >425 stream miles

•Development of 18 restoration/management/conservation plans

•Training and education of >6,500 students, teachers, volunteers and residents

Accomplishments

•Request for Proposals to be announced in January 2011

•Applications due mid February 2011

•More information to be posted at www.sustainourgreatlakes.org

Upcoming Funding Cycle

•Large-scale habitat restoration, enhancement and protection projects

•Grant award size: $150,000 to $1.5 million

•Project duration: typically 24 months

Stewardship Grants Program

•Habitat restoration and enhancement while building local stewardship capacity

•Grant award size: $25,000 to $150,000

•Project duration: typically 18 months

Community Grants Program

•Relate project to existing conservation strategies/plans/initiatives

•If project is one element of a broader effort, relate the project to the broader effort

•Summarize results of previous work

Context

•Outputs are activities that will be implemented (what you will do)

•Outcomes are the ecological benefits of the project (what you will achieve)

•Outcomes should follow from outputs

Outputs and Outcomes

Conduct prescribed burn on 60 acres

Remove 2 fish barriers

Increase native plant diversity by 25%

Acquire 40-acre parcel

Restore fish passage to 93 stream miles

Protect and conserve 40 acres of coastal wetland

Output Outcome

•Habitat and Wildlife Protection and Restoration measures of progress in the GLRI Action Plan:

oMiles of river reopened for fish passage

oNumber of fish passage barriers removed

oAcres of wetlands and wetland–associated uplands protected, restored, and enhanced

oAcres of coastal, upland, and island habitats protected, restored, and enhanced

oNumber of habitat-related BUIs removed from Areas of Concern so impaired

Outputs and Outcomes

•Quality of project design

•Education, expertise, staff and resources

•Ability to implement within specified time frame

•Schedule for obtaining needed permits/approvals

Technical Expertise/Merit

•Adequacy of budget to complete proposed actions

•Cost-effectiveness

•Extent project meets/exceeds minimum match requirement

Project Costs

•Propose monitoring of scope and intensity appropriate to assess project results

•Incorporate pre- and post-implementation monitoring data when possible and appropriate

•Any proposed monitoring must be linked to habitat work or invasive species control that will occur as part of the project

Monitoring and Evaluation

•Breadth of community and government partners

•Significance of partner contributions in the form of funding time and other resources

•Letters documenting the support/contributions of project partners

Partnerships

•Link project to existing strategies/initiatives; clarify its scope in relation to broader efforts

•Define outputs and outcomes in terms of quantifiable metrics; ensure outcomes follow logically from outputs

•Link outputs and outcomes to GLRI Action Plan measures of progress

•Include provisions to monitor and evaluate results

•Emphasize the diversity and contributions of partners

Key Take-home Messages

Contact Information

Todd HogrefeGreat Lakes Program Director

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation1 Federal DriveFort Snelling, MN 55111

612-713-5185todd.hogrefe@nfwf.org

www.sustainourgreatlakes.org