This Request for Applications (RFA) solicits applications from eligible entities for a cooperative agreement to be awarded pursuant to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan II (http://glri.us/actionplan/pdfs/glri-action-plan- 2. pdf).
Applications are requested for a project to continue
the long-term monitoring of zooplankton, benthos, Mysis, and chlorophyll-a in the open waters of the Great Lakes.
Applications are also requested to supplement the long-term monitoring program with a synoptic whole lake assessment of benthos.
This RFA is one of several funding opportunities available through federal agencies under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (“GLRI” or “Initiative) for FY201 7.