Long Island Sound Futures Fund 2019 Applicant Webinar
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Agenda Welcome Long Island Sound Futures Fund (LISFF) Overview Application Guidance nfwf.org/lisff
Welcome and Introductions
Purpose Restoration and protection of the health and living resources of Long Island Sound (LIS) including: Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds Thriving and Abundant Wildlife Educating to Engage Sustainable & Resilient Communities TIP! In the “Problem” and/or “Solution” section of the proposal narrative reference relevant parts of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) Update 2015 @ http://longislandsoundstudy.net/2015/09/2015- comprehensive-conservation-and-management-plan/
Sources & Amount of Available Funding ~ $2 million from:
Boundary in CT & NY
Coastal Boundary in CT & NY TIP! In application narrative for a habitat restoration project reference one> of the 12 Important Coastal Habitat Types @ http://longislandsoundstudy.net/our-vision-and-plan/thriving-habitats-and- abundant-wildlife/important-coastal-habitat-types/
Available Amounts of Funds for LARGE Grants Implementation Grants. $20,000 to $250,000 awarded to support projects that result in “ quantifiable ” pollutant reductions (i.e., to further nitrogen removal) or measureable gains in habitat restored. Design/Planning Grants. $20,000 to $100,000 awarded to support water shed planning, planning and design activities that set the stage for on-the-ground implementation of water quality or habitat restoration projects.* Water Quality Monitoring Grants: $20,000 to $100,000 awarded to support monitoring of the Sound and/or its near-shore embayments. Public Participation & Education Grants: $20,000 to $50,000** awarded to larger, hands-on, visible public participation and education projects. *NEW! Planning to develop a best alternative for habitat restoration site. **NEW! Increase in maximum Public Participation and Education Grants to $50k.
Small Grants Ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 awarded to hands-on, visible public participation and education projects often involving a limited number of activities and/or locations ( i.e., a beach cleanup, National Estuary Day celebration) focused on LIS.
Questions?
Program Priorities Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds. Improve water quality by delivering projects that reduce CSOs, stormwater runoff, and nonpoint source loading. Primary Strategies : • Green infrastructure • Conservation activities that reduce pollution at its source e.g., alternative OWTS, eliminate/reduce chemical use in landscaping, agricultural soil health. • Trash free waters e.g., social marketing campaigns. • Watershed planning focused on water quality prioritization & improvement. • Bioextraction e.g., shellfish, seaweed. • Low cost retrofits at WWTPs. • ID & monitor pollution sources in embayment's, harbors, and near-shore areas. TIP! Review the RFP when preparing a WQ monitoring application.
Program Priorities Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife . Restore coastal habitats, and foster diverse, balanced & abundant populations of fish, birds and wildlife Primary Strategies: • Restore 1> LISS Important Coastal Habitat Types @ http://longislandsoundstudy.net/our-vision-and-plan/thriving-habitats-and- abundant-wildlife/important-coastal-habitat-types/ • Coastal habitat resilience e.g., remove barriers to migration, living shorelines. • Permit ready site; or NEW! best alternatives planning for habitat restoration. • Restore shellfish in sanctuaries. • Restore fish passage. • Habitat connectivity e.g., riparian buffers contiguous acres of coastal habitat, habitat patches.
Program Priorities Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife . Restore coastal habitats, and foster diverse, balanced & abundant populations of fish, birds and wildlife Primary Strategies contd: • Invasive species control and management • Reduce human disturbance on beaches for beach nesting birds. TIP! Check out the NFWF Atlantic Flyway B Plan @ www.nfwf.org/amoy/Documents/afsi- business-plan.pdf TIP! Refer to the LISS Habitat Restoration Guidelines @ http://longislandsoundstudy.net/wp- content/uploads/2014/09/grantguidelines_2017_FINAL.pdf
Program Priorities Educating to Engage Sustainable and Resilient Communities: Increase the knowledge and engagement of the public in the protection and restoration of Long Island Sound. Primary Strategies : • Involve the public in ecological restoration. • Improve public understanding about trash & litter impacts on waterways. • Provide natural landscaping guidance to communities and homeowners. • Increase understanding & appreciation for the Sound among underprivileged or non-traditional audiences in urban areas.
Program Priorities Educating to Engage Sustainable and Resilient Communities: Increase the knowledge and engagement of the public in the protection and restoration of Long Island Sound. Primary Strategies (contd.) : • Offer festivals, celebrations and events in natural resource based, science education locations. • Develop and conduct social marketing campaigns *New! up to $100k. NEW! Develop data visualization and data analysis tools, services, and or strategies to map, manage, and communicate about environmental issues and results.
Program Priorities Educating to Engage Sustainable and Resilient Communities: Increase the knowledge and engagement of the public in the protection and restoration of Long Island Sound. Primary Strategies (contd.) : *Sort of NEW! Community Coastal Resilience… for example • Design that sets the stage or implementation of natural infrastructure approaches e.g., natural nature-based and green-gray hybrid projects. • Water quality and green infrastructure to mitigate storm damage. • Advance marsh restoration techniques. • New or update local or regional coastal resilience, sustainability/natural hazard mitigation plans.
Evaluation Criteria • Program Goals and Priorities • Technical Merit • Qualifications • Communication • Match
QUESTIONS?
Grant Guidelines Project Performance Period. Start within six months and be completed within NEW! 12-18 months after notification of grant award. Project start dates cannot be before October 1, 2019. Eligible Applicants. Non-profit 501(c) organizations; state, tribal, and local governments; and academic and educational institutions. For-profit entities are not eligible for grants but may partner with eligible applicants. Quality Assurance. Monitoring, data collection or data use? You will need to prepare an EPA quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for approval. Budget time and resources to do this. NEW QAPP GUIDANCE! @ https://www.nfwf.org/lisff/Pages/quality- assurance.aspx Projects selected may be subject to requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Historic Preservation Act. NFWF will provide guidance if you are granted funds.
Grant Guidelines Match Requirement • Contribute non-federal matching cash funds and/or in-kind services valued at a minimum of 40 percent of the total project cost e.g., cash, in-kind contributions of staff and volunteer time, work performed, materials and services donated, forgone indirect or other tangible contributions to the project objectives and outcomes. • Calculate required match by multiplying the amount of funds requested from the LISFF by 4 and then dividing by 6. For example, if you are requesting $100,000, then the project match is $66,666 ([$100,000 x 4]/6). [Updated as of 4/2/2019] • Preference will be given to projects that exceed the minimum match.
Ineligible uses of Grant Funds • Projects that have received funding for three consecutive years • Submitting more than 3 proposals per organization • Stand-alone public access or signs • Research • New educational curriculum • Marketing efforts that serve to promote an organization and its initiatives • Funding for lunches/snacks, t-shirts/promotional items • Political advocacy/fundraising, lobbying/litigation; compliance w/ legal requirements including permit conditions, mitigation, settlements…
QUESTIONS?
Parts of a LISFF Proposal
Narrative Problem statement, solution, technical merit (methods/workplan), qualifications, communication/transferrability, past performance. 12 page limit.
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Project Information
Project Title, Description, Abstract Title: Describe Primary Activity/Result e.g., A Fishway for Pages Millpond Dam (CT) Description: • 1 st Sentence: Describe primary activity and where. e.g., Construct a steepass fishway opening 5.35 river miles and 4.25 lake acres of fish habitat for alewife, blueback herring, and American eel in North Branford, Connecticut. • 2 nd Sentence: Describe project impact or result. e.g., Complete restoration of this riverine migratory corridor to Long Island Sound.
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