00-958. Request for Great Lakes Preproposals Through ``FY2000-2001 Great Lakes Priorities and Funding Guidance''

[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 2391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-958]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6523-4]


Request for Great Lakes Preproposals Through ``FY2000-2001 Great 
Lakes Priorities and Funding Guidance''

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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. This 
request is part of the FY2000-2001 Great Lakes Priorities and Funding 
Guidance (Funding Guidance). The Great Lakes Funding Guidance 
identifies Great Lakes priorities and solicits preproposals for 
assistance projects in the areas of contaminated sediments, pollution 
prevention and reduction, habitat protection and restoration, invasive 
species, and emerging issues.

DATES: The deadline for submission of Preproposals is February 18, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: The Funding Guidance is available on the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2000guid/. Preproposals can also be sent to 
Lawrence Brail, Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National 
Program Office (G-17J), 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604; 
telephone [phone]; email address: [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Russ, EPA-GLNPO, G-17J, 77 West 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604 ([e-mail]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USEPA's Great Lakes National Program Office 
is requesting Preproposals for Great Lakes projects addressing: 
Contaminated Sediments ($1.45 million), Pollution Prevention and 
Reduction--Binational Toxics Strategy ($700 thousand); Habitat 
(Ecological) Protection and Restoration ($700 thousand); Invasive 
Species ($300 thousand); and Emerging Issues ($220 thousand). A total 
of $3.04 million is targeted for awards in the Summer and Fall of 2000. 
Potential applicants can find a description of GLNPO's funding process, 
the Request for Preproposals, evaluation criteria, and the Preproposal 
development and submittal program on the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2000guid/.

    Dated: January 6, 2000.
Gary V. Gulezian,
Director, Great Lakes National Program Office.
[FR Doc. 00-958 Filed 1-13-00; 8:45 am]
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