Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 10.09.2001

Availability of Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants Implementation Plan

Notice is hereby given of the availability of the Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants Implementation Plan. The Commerce, State, Justice Appropriations Act for 2001 created the Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants program. This program provides funding for competitive matching grants to state and local governments for community based coastal restoration activities in the Great Lakes region. As required, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) developed an implementation plan for this program, and submitted it to Congress on May 31, 2001. The Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants Implementation Program will direct approximately $30 million for matching grants to be awarded competitively to state agencies and local governments to undertake coastal and water quality restoration projects in the Great Lakes region. Other entities such as regional organizations and nonprofit groups are not eligible to receive funds directly, but are eligible to receive pass through funding from state agencies or local governments. The eligible states are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. These states will each receive a portion of