Ohio River Basin Fish Habitat Partnership 2017 Call for Project Proposals
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Fish Habitat Partnership recognize that a substantial amount of the protection, restoration and enhancement of aquatic habitat will be done at the local level by local watershed associations, municipalities, tribes, states and nongovernmental organizations. The Service and the ORBFHP will work with organizations to encourage local conservation actions that fit within the ORBFHP’s Strategic Plan priorities. A “project” is defined as an action that will protect, restore or enhance Ohio River Basin fish/mussel habitat. Project proposals will be reviewed and ranked by the ORBFHP Steering Committee. The Service will use the recommendations provided to them by the ORBFHP in making final decisions regarding project funds, and anticipates making final decisions regarding project selection by spring 2017.
The Request for Proposals (RFP) is an online application and can be found at the Midwest Fish Habitat Partnerships website (http://www.midwestfishhabitats.org/). Click on “Apply for Project Funding” on the home page and then again on the “Apply for Project Funding” link on the upper left side of the page.
The deadline for submission is October 21, 2016.
The ORBFHP is looking forward to another great year of quality projects to continue conservation, enhancement, and restoration in the Ohio River Basin.
