This Request For Proposals (RFP) solicits proposals from eligible entities for grants
and cooperative agreements to be awarded pursuant to a portion of the $475 million Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative included in Public Law 111-88, the Department of the Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 which is in furtherance of
President Obamas Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (the Initiative) announced in February
2009. The President and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with
15 other federal agencies, have made restoring the Great Lakes a national priority.