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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative –Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is July 5, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service
Award range
$25,000 to $300,000
Total funding
$800,000
Funding instrument
Grant
CFDA / ALN
15.637
Cost share
Yes

Application Countdown

55
Days
11
Hours
44
Minutes

Use this page as the fast check for timing, then jump into the full grant record for filters, drafting, and comparison.

Quick facts

Opportunity number
Not listed
Last updated
May 5, 2026
Expected awards
3

Deadline summary

The goal of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is to target the most significant environmental problems in the Great Lakes ecosystem by funding and implementing projects that address these problems. As part of this initiative, the two bird habitat joint ventures that operate in the Great Lakes watershed – the Upper Mississippi / Great Lakes Joint Venture and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture – will work with the Office of Conservation Investment program in the Midwest and Northeas...

Date note

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on July 6, 2026.

Key dates

Posted
May 5, 2026
Deadline
July 5, 2026

Before you apply

Confirm the official submission path and any portal requirements.
Review date notes carefully because this opportunity includes deadline-specific guidance.
Validate fit against the listed eligibility groups before investing drafting time.
This program expects about 3 awards, which can help frame competitiveness.

Eligibility snapshot

State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher education

Applicants who are not conservation-based organizations must demonstrate how their organizational priorities can satisfy the objectives of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and the priorities of the Joint Ventures, and how GLRI investments in the proposed project will be maintained and ensured into the future.