[Federal Register: January 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 1)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6927-5]
FY2001-2002 USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office Request for
Preproposals
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--Great Lakes National
Program Office.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability.
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SUMMARY: EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) is now
requesting the submission of preproposals for GLNPO funding through the
``FY2001-2002 USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office Request for
Preproposals'' (RFP). The RFP solicits preproposals for assistance
projects in the areas of Contaminated Sediments, Pollution Prevention
and Reduction, Ecological (Habitat) Protection and Restoration,
Invasive Species, Indicator Development, and Emerging Issues.
DATES: The deadline for submission of preproposals is February 16,
2001.
DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: The RFP is available on the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2001guid/. It is also available from Lawrence
Brail (312-886-7474/brail.lawrence@epa.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Russ, EPA-GLNPO, G-17J, 77 West
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604 (312-886-4013/russ.michael@epa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USEPA's Great Lakes National Program Office
is targeting a total of $3.15 million to award in the summer and fall
of FY 2001 for Great Lakes projects pertaining to: Contaminated
Sediments; Pollution Prevention and Reduction (Binational Toxics
Strategy); Ecological (Habitat) Protection and Restoration; Invasive
Species; Indicator Development; and Strategic or Emerging Issues.
Indicator Development is a new category, building upon work done
through the State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conferences. 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. Potential applicants can find the
Request for Preproposals, including evaluation criteria and the
Preproposal development and submittal program, on the Internet at
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2001guid/.
Dated: December 20, 2000.
Gary V. Gulezian,
Director, Great Lakes National Program Office.
[FR Doc. 00-33426 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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