News by Topics - Funding
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Announces $1.6 Million in Grants Available to Support Restoration Projects
The newly launched Western New York Great Lakes Restoration Grant Program is seeking applications for community projects to address invasive species, reduce stormwater runoff, or restore habitat. Funding for the program is provided by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.March 31, 2026
Great Lakes Commission Releases a Request for Proposals to Manage Invasive Phragmites
The Great Lakes Commission released a request for proposals to support the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework. Groups can apply for funding to implement specific combinations of approaches on which data is lacking to help improve future guidance under the Framework. Funding for the program is provided under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.March 31, 2026
Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program Releases a Request for Proposals
The Great Lakes Commission issued a request for proposals for projects that will help improve Great Lakes water quality by reducing nutrient loads from agricultural watersheds and eroding shorelines and streams.February 20, 2026
Great Lakes Commission Awards Nearly $315,000 to Help Manage Invasive Phragmites
Using funding provided from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Great Lakes Commission’s 21 grants will help local organizations better control one of the most aggressive invasive plants in the Great Lakes basin.February 4, 2026
Great Lakes Commission Awards More Than $1.7M to Reduce Runoff and Improve Great Lakes Water Quality
Seven projects in Indiana, Minnesota, New York and Wisconsin were selected for funding through the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program.November 24, 2025
EPA Selects Four Recipients to Receive $3.7 Million in Grants to Assist Farmers with Nutrient Management in the Western Lake Erie Basin
The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Lenawee County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Regents of the University of Michigan will receive $3,712,124 in grants funded under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. By providing technical assistance and outreach to farmers, these organizations will help reduce the amount of nutrient runoff entering Lake Erie resulting in harmful algal blooms.July 1, 2025
Great Lakes Sediment Nutrient Reduction Program Releases a Request for Proposal for Great Lakes Water Quality Projects
On Feb. 28, 2025, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today issued a request for proposals (RFP) for projects that would help improve Great Lakes water quality by reducing nutrient loads from agricultural watersheds and eroding shorelines and streams.March 7, 2025
EPA announces Notice of Funding Opportunity to support the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program
The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office has issued a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to conduct coastal wetlands sampling in support of the Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Monitoring Program. The deadline to apply is March 14, 2025.January 14, 2025
EPA announces Notice of Funding Opportunity to support the Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program
The EPA has announced a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to conduct fish sample analysis in support of the Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program. The deadline to apply is March 14, 2025.January 13, 2025
Ashland, Green Bay, Two Harbors, and Oscoda Township selected for engineering and design support through Great Lakes coastal resilience program
Projects will use nature-based solutions to address coastal hazards and support habitat and species goals prioritized by the Great Lakes Restoration InitiativeDecember 30, 2024