The Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) announced today a funding opportunity for research proposals that address high priority knowledge gaps associated with natural resource conservation and management in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region.
The LCC has identified five distinct areas of research this year that will inform effective conservation and management by resource practitioners and decision-makers. Research projects under consideration for 2014 funding must address one or more of the following science needs:
- Identifying high priority coastal wetland areas for the Great Lakes region
- Identifying high risk areas for coastal erosion, sediment sources and accretion areas, and best management practices to address sediment transport concerns across the Great Lakes
- Facilitate integration of climate change climate change
Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.
Learn more about climate change information and strategies into State Wildlife Action Plans in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region - Sustaining forest habitats and productivity in the context of invasive, non-native insects and disease
- Designing landscapes to meet natural resources objectives now and into the future
The LCC is responsible for identifying, prioritizing and supporting research projects that address gaps in scientific knowledge and can inform effective conservation and management across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. Broad-scale stressors impacting this landscape include climate change, urban expansion and habitat loss.
Up to $250,000 may be available to fund projects. The LCC encourages broad participation from groups and individuals concerned with natural and cultural resource issues in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. Individuals from federal, state, tribal, local, commercial, non-profit and educational organizations are eligible for funding as investigators or cooperators. Cost share or in-kind match is encouraged but not required.
Interested applicants should contact LCC Coordinator John Rogner or Science Coordinator Brad Potter prior to submitting an application package. Additional details on the science needs, format, and timetable for submitting proposals can be found in the full funding announcement at http://grants.gov (Funding Opportunity No. F14AS00086.) Grant application packages are due no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on March 28, 2014.
For more information:
John Rogner, John_Rogner@fws.gov, 847-381-2253 ext. 12
Brad Potter, Bradly_Potter@fws.gov, 517-351-4213
