This request for proposals is made under the auspices of a partnership between the US Association of Delegates to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (the Council) and the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Community-based Restoration Program. The purpose of this Partnership is to further the Council's goal of habitat restoration and to support a strategic approach to marine, coastal and riverine habitat restoration within the Gulf of Maine (GOM). The Partnership is inviting eligible organizations to compete for Habitat Restoration Grants made available through this solicitation. This funding program is managed by the Association of US Delegates to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment on behalf of the Council.