Great Lakes Biology Monitoring Program: Zooplankton, Mysis, and Benthic Invertebrate Components

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is soliciting for a biological monitoring program focused on the Great Lakes ecosystem. The program covers three primary components: zooplankton monitoring, Mysis (deepwater shrimp) monitoring, and benthic invertebrate monitoring. The work is intended to assess and track aquatic biological communities within the Great Lakes system. This appears to be a scientific research/monitoring grant opportunity posted via Grants.gov.

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Risks & flags

• Extremely limited procurement details provided — no scope of work, budget, eligibility criteria, or evaluation criteria disclosed in the synopsis, making independent competitive assessment impossible
• Document type is listed as 'synopsis' only — full solicitation details are not yet available or were not provided
• Close date of 06/30/2026 with open date of 05/01/2026 provides only ~60 days response window, which may be tight for complex scientific monitoring proposals