Environment and Climate Change Canada Launches Call for Applications
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) have launched a call for applications to environmental funding programs, including funding under the Great Lakes Protection Initiative (GLPI). Through the GLPI, the Government of Canada has taken action to address the most significant environmental challenges affecting Great Lakes water quality and ecosystem health. The Initiative focuses on eight priority areas for action, including reducing releases of Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMCs).
The objective of the chemicals priority is to reduce releases of CMCs to the Great Lakes from Canadian sources. ECCC is providing funding for projects that increase participation in the application of beyond-compliance measures to reduce releases of CMCs by developing, implementing, assessing and promoting use of innovative approaches. Projects eligible for funding must consist of action-focused activities that demonstrate and assess approaches that reduce releases of CMCs in the Great Lakes basin from Canadian sources, such as enhanced life-cycle/end of life management
Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, Canada and the United States have designated eight CMCs:
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)
- Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD)
- Mercury
- Polychorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
- Short Chain Chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs)
- Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
- Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)
- Long Chain Perfluorinated Carboxylic Acids (LC-PFCAs)
Additional information on CMCs can also be found at:
https://binational.net/2016/05/31/cmcdesig-pcpmdesig/
Deadline for Applications:
GLPI applications under the harmful chemicals priority are now being accepted until March 3, 2020.
To learn more about this funding opportunity and how to apply, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/great-lakes-protection/funding/reducing-releases-chemicals.html.
For general information on the Great Lakes Protection Initiative, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/great-lakes-protection.html.
