This Request for Applications (RFA) solicits applications from eligible entities for grants and/orcooperative agreements to be awarded pursuant to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative ActionPlan II ( http://greatlakesrestoration.us/actionplan/pdfs/glri-action-plan- 2. pdf).

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major competitive grant funding opportunity under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative(“GLRI” or “Initiative”) for FY 2015 and is one of several funding opportunities availablethrough federal agencies under the GLRI.

Applications are requested for projects within the fivecategories listed below, each of which has a separate Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and isseparately posted on www.grants.gov.

Applicants must apply for the specific fundingopportunity they are interested in.

The five categories and associated FONs are:• Invasive Species Prevention (EPA-R5-GL2015-ISP)• Invasive Species Control (EPA-R5-GL2015-ISC)• Urban Watershed Management Implementation (EPA-R5-GL2015-UWM)• Agricultural Watershed Management Implementation (EPA-R5-GL2015-AWM)• Maumee River Watershed Nutrient Prevention Pilot Project (EPA-R5-GL2015-MNP)