Great Lakes Stewardship

• Funding Priorities
• Application Information
• Funded Projects
• Visit the Great Lakes Stewardship website!

Funding Priorities

The goal of the GLFT's Great Lakes Stewardship grant category is to increase awareness and understanding of the ecology of the Great Lakes so that Michigan’s residents become (1) active and effective stewards of the Great Lakes and (2) advocates for strategies that support the long-term sustainability of the Great Lakes fisheries.

This goal is being achieved primarily through the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (GLSI). Click here for more information about the GLSI and learn how to get involved.

Outside of the GLSI, the GLFT also funds projects that:

• increase awareness and understanding of the ecology of the Great Lakes so that Michigan’s residents become (1) active and effective stewards of the Great Lakes and (2) advocates for strategies that support the long-term sustainability of the Great Lakes fisheries;
• have stewardship benefits primarily directed to the Lake Michigan basin of the Great Lakes;
• complement and enhance (but not duplicate) existing stewardship efforts in the Great Lakes basin;
• involve sufficient support and collaboration of individuals and/or organizations;
• contribute to Michigan's education reform efforts;
• include a plan for effectively communicating results;
• include a plan to evaluate the project;
• include a plan to sustain the effort beyond the GLFT grant;
• have large benefits relative to the GLFT investment requested;
• involve applicants that have the capacity to administer and complete the proposed project.

Application Information

To apply for a stewardship grant, please use this application package:

• Policy on Great Lakes Stewardship Proposals
• Application Cover Page
• Application Form
• Chart of Work (Word Version)
• Chart of Work (Excel Version)
• Budget

Proposals can be submitted at any time and must be delivered by email to glft@glft.org as one PDF. Funding decisions are made four times per year (the first Tuesday of the months of February, May, August, and November). Proposals must be submitted more than two weeks before the board meeting to be considered. Porposals submitted less than two weeks before any board meeting will be considered at the following board meeting.

Funded Projects

Information about GLFT-funded stewardship projects can be found in our searchable grant database.