Since the start of the GLRI, GLRI agencies have funded over 8,000 projects for over $4 billion. The agencies that receive GLRI funds use several mechanisms, including interagency agreements, grants, cooperative agreements and contracts to fund projects.
Overview
EPA and its partner agencies agree on program and project priorities to implement the GLRI Action Plans. The money is appropriated to EPA who then provide funding to other federal government agencies. In turn, those agencies (and EPA, too) use the money to fund projects that support at least one GLRI Focus Area. Since the start of GLRI, EPA has provided more than half of the funds appropriated to its partner federal agencies.
Agencies undertake projects themselves and they also fund projects performed by other entities such as:
- states
- Tribes
- local governments
- universities
- nongovernmental organizations
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GLRI Funding by Focus Area
|
Focus Area 1 
$117,400,000
|
Focus Area 2 
$68,500,000 |
Focus Area 3 
$72,800,000 |
Focus Area 4 
$69,100,000 |
Focus Area 5 
$40,200,000 |
| Fiscal Year | AOCs | Invasives | Nonpoint Source Pollution | Habitats | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $146,946,000 | $60,265,000 | $97,331,000 | $105,262,000 | $65,196,000 | $475,000,000 |
| 2011 | $100,400,000 | $57,500,000 | $49,250,000 | $63,000,000 | $29,250,000 | $299,400,000 |
| 2012 | $107,500,000 | $56,900,000 | $54,300,000 | $57,200,000 | $23,600,000 | $299,500,000 |
| 2013 | $111,000,000 | $45,000,000 | $45,000,000 | $65,500,000 | $17,000,000 | $283,500,000 |
| 2014 | $104,600,000 | $54,600,000 | $59,700,000 | $60,600,000 | $20,500,000 | $300,000,000 |
| 2015 | $120,200,000 | $53,600,000 | $51,000,000 | $49,000,000 | $26,200,000 | $300,000,000 |
| 2016 | $106,600,000 | $56,400,000 | $51,700,000 | $54,200,000 | $31,100,000 | $300,000,000 |
| 2017 | $107,500,000 | $62,200,000 | $47,900,000 | $49,500,000 | $32,900,000 | $300,000,000 |
| 2018 | $105,600,000 | $56,700,000 | $50,600,000 | $52,400,000 | $34,700,000 | $300,000,000 |
| 2019 | $107,400,000 | $57,000,000 | $51,200,000 | $51,400,000 | $33,000,000 | $300,000,000 |
| 2020 | $115,800,000 | $62,900,000 | $51,000,000 | $54,500,000 | $35,800,000 | $320,000,000 |
| 2021 | $121,400,000 | $65,700,000 | $53,000,000 | $56,500,000 | $33,400,000 | $330,000,000 |
| 2022 |
$64,300,000 |
$78,500,000 |
$82,600,000 |
$81,400,000 |
$41,200,000 |
$348,000,000 |
| 2023 |
$64,300,000 |
$78,500,000 |
$82,600,000 |
$81,400,000 |
$41,200,000 |
$348,000,000 |
| 2024[1] |
$107,400,000 |
$75,000,000 |
$80,200,000 |
$70,500,000 |
$34,900,000 |
$368,000,000 |
| 2025[2] |
$117,400,000 |
$68,500,000 |
$72,800,000 |
$69,100,000 |
$40,200,000 |
$368,000,000 |
| 2026[3] |
$124,200,000 |
$66,400,000 |
$70,800,000 |
$67,100,000 |
$40,500,000 |
$369,000,000 |
1 FY 2010 to FY 2024 amounts are based on financial data from the end of applicable obligation periods.
2FY 2025 amount based on financial data as of March 10, 2026. FY 2025 Focus Area allocations reflect planned targets and are not final. Prior FY Focus Area allocations are based on final allocations made within the fiscal year funding two-year obligation window.
3 FY 2026 amounts are based on the approved GLRI Regional Working Group budget framework.
GLRI Funding by Agency
| Agency | FY 2022 Obligationsa | FY 2023 Obligationsa | FY 2024 Obligationsa | FY 2025 Planned Allocation | FY 2026 Planned Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DHS-USCG |
$1,200 |
$1,300 |
$1,300 |
$1,380 |
$0 |
|
DOC-NOAA |
$30,361 |
$23,877 |
$22,620 |
$31,743 |
$15,524 |
|
DOD-USACE |
$29,067 |
$11,570 |
$32,970 |
$14,614 |
$11,664 |
|
DOI-BIA |
$19,724 |
$21,244 |
$21,249 |
$21,308 |
$21,265 |
|
DOI-NPS |
$7,816 |
$7,615 |
$8,298 |
$8,573 |
$8,457 |
|
DOI-USFWS |
$88,082 |
$79,327 |
$77,883 |
$69,666 |
$55,018 |
|
DOI-USGS |
$24,980 |
$23,862 |
$25,547 |
$23,275 |
$13,385 |
|
DOS-GLFC |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$1,975 |
$2,672 |
|
DOT-MARAD |
$6,500 |
$2,126 |
$4,270 |
$3,680 |
$1,320 |
|
HHS-ATSDR |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
USDA-APHIS |
$1,832 |
$2,138 |
$2,469 |
$2,504 |
$2,724 |
|
USDA-NRCS |
$31,824 |
$33,091 |
$29,927 |
$29,511 |
$30,421 |
|
USDA-USFS |
$12,958 |
$14,148 |
$12,887 |
$14,333 |
$14,769 |
|
IA totals: |
$232,343 |
$220,298 |
$238,508 |
$222,562 |
$177,220 |
|
EPA, GLFC, and miscellaneous IAsb |
$94,813 |
$147,119 |
$128,821 |
$145,438 |
$191,780 |
|
Total obligated |
$347,156 |
$367,417 |
$367,329 |
$368,000 |
$369,000 |
|
Returnedc or remainingd |
$844 |
$583 |
$671 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
GLRI grand totals: |
$348,000 |
$368,000 |
$368,000 |
$368,000 |
$369,000 |
Notes:
DHS = U.S. Department of Homeland Security; USCG = U.S. Coast Guard; DOC = U.S. Department of Commerce; NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; DOD = U.S. Department of Defense; USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; DOI = U.S. Department of the Interior; BIA = Bureau of Indian Affairs; NPS = National Park Service; USFWS = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; USGS = U.S. Geological Survey; DOT = Department of Transportation; MARAD = Maritime Administration; HHS = U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; ATSDR = Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture; APHIS = Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service; USFS = U.S. Forest Service; GLFC = Great Lakes Fishery Commission; IA = interagency agreement
aObligations are the dollar amount of orders placed; interagency agreements, contracts or grants awarded; and similar transactions by EPA. The amount also reflects deobligations, which generally result from events such as completing a project under budget, contract termination, changes in project scope or focus, or other unforeseeable circumstances.
bComponents include: (i) grants totaling approximately $23.5 million (including funding for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, an organization identified in the President’s budget); (ii) Great Lakes National Program Office support costs (payroll, travel, general expenses, and working capital) totaling approximately $17.0 million; and (iii) contracts and miscellaneous interagency agreements (other than those above) totaling approximately $21.4 million.
cReturned funds (FY 2020–FY 2024) are determined by subtracting obligations as of September 30, 2024, from appropriated funds. Returned funds generally result from deobligating funds as a result of completing a project under budget, contract termination, changes in project scope or focus, or other unforeseeable circumstances. The amount in this line can also include reserves that have been established to provide for contingencies or to effect savings under the Antideficiency Act.
dRemaining funds (FY 2024) have been carried over by EPA to fund priority projects, including competitively selected projects and state projects.