Deadline: 8-Feb-23
The Government of Canada is inviting applications for the Great Lakes Protection Initiative (GLPI) is to target the most significant environmental challenges affecting Great Lakes water quality and ecosystem health by delivering on Canada’s commitments under the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA).
Priorities
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The Initiative focuses on eight priority areas for action:
- Working with others to protect the Great Lakes
- Restoring Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs)
- Preventing toxic and nuisance algae
- Assessing and enhancing the resilience of Great Lakes coastal wetlands
- Evaluating and identifying at risk nearshore waters
- Reducing releases of harmful chemicals
- Engaging Indigenous Peoples in addressing Great Lakes issues
- increasing public engagement through citizen science
To assist in achieving this goal, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) supports action by others to:
- Restore AOCs: Supporting action at the local level to restore water quality and aquatic ecosystem health by implementing projects identified in AOC Remedial Action Plans (RAPs)
- Prevent toxic and nuisance algae: Increasing participation in the application of phosphorus load reduction measures by demonstrating innovative approaches and best practices and promoting broad uptake and application
- Reduce releases of harmful chemicals: Increasing participation in the application of beyond-compliance measures to reduce releases of chemicals of mutual concern by developing, implementing, assessing and promoting use of innovative approaches
- Engage Indigenous Peoples in addressing Great Lakes issues: Enhancing Indigenous capacity to address Great Lakes issues through projects that engage Indigenous peoples at the community level
- Increase public engagement through citizen science: Enhancing Canadians’ knowledge of and engagement in addressing Great Lakes issues through participation in citizen science
Objective
- An objective of the GLPI is to restore the water quality and aquatic ecosystem health of Canadian Great Lakes AOCs. To assist in achieving this objective, ECCC is making funding available to support action at the local level to restore water quality and aquatic ecosystem health by completing actions identified in AOC Remedial Action Plans (RAPs).
- The purpose of the 2023-2024 Call for Proposals is to solicit project proposals that implement actions identified in the AOCs’ most current RAPs, and contribute to the restoration of beneficial uses and the eventual delisting of the AOCs. Proposals must clearly demonstrate how the project will contribute to these goals.
Eligibility Criteria
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Applicants may include:
- Conservation authorities
- Indigenous communities or their governments
- Indigenous organizations or associations
- Municipalities
- Non-governmental organizations
- Not for profit and for profit organizations
- Research, academic and educational institutions
- Provincial government agencies are not eligible for funding.
For more information, visit GLPI.