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Great Lakes Stewardship
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:
Proposals must be delivered by email to
glft@glft.org as one PDF. To be considered for funding
in the 2009 grant cycle, proposals must be submitted by October
6, 2009.
Beginning in the 2010 grant cycle, proposals
will be considered one time per year. To be considered for
funding in the 2010 grant cycle, proposals must be submitted
through the GLFT e-GRANT Application System, which
will guide you through the application
process. You will be required to input answers into fields
and upload certain information as PDF files. If you do not
have the software to create or merge documents into a single
PDF file, we recommend you visit the Adobe
Acrobat website
to acquire it. Proposals must be submitted by January 5, 2010.
Award notifications may be expected by February 23, 2010.
The 2010 deadlines may be subject to minor change prior to
November 16, 2009.
Funded Projects
Information about GLFT-funded stewardship projects
can be found in our searchable
grant database.
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