Funding Priorities
The Great Lakes Fishery Trust (GLFT) pursues its mission through investments in four broad funding categories:
Providing funding to enhance, protect, and rehabilitate Great Lakes fishery resources
Providing funding to enhance, protect, and rehabilitate Great Lakes fishery resources
Link to Access to the Great Lakes Fishery page
Access
The Access to the Great Lakes Fishery program provides funding to significantly increase access to the Great Lakes for shore-based angling and tribal fishing.
Link to Ecological and Biological Research page
Research
The Ecological and Biological Research to Inform Management program provides funding to perform research to create a more resilient and stable fish community, increase the sustainable value of the fishery to stakeholders, and foster and increase self-sustaining fish populations.
Link to Habitat Protection and Restoration page
Habitat
The Habitat Protection and Restoration program provides funding to preserve essential habitat; protect, restore, and stabilize important fish habitats; and increase habitat availability.
Link to Great Lakes Stewardship page
Stewardship
The Great Lakes Stewardship program provides funding to increase awareness and understanding of the ecology of the Great Lakes so residents can be advocates for strategies that support long-term sustainability of the Great Lakes fisheries and become stewards of the Great Lakes.
News
For the latest information and news about the Trust or to view the latest edition of our Research Notes publication, please visit our News page.
GLFT-funded researchers describe the diets of predatory fish
This edition of Research Notes highlights the research contributions by Dr. Brian Roth and team on the diets of predatory fish that were supported by GLFT.
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The GLFT Approves Grants for Six Projects
The GLFT Approves over $500,000 in grants that will support educational opportunities for Great Lakes students and teachers. Learn more.
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Conservation Genomics May Improve Lake Sturgeon’s Future
Fishery managers in the Lake Michigan basin have new information about the journeys and survival of wild and hatchery-raised steelhead salmon (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Managing the fish effectively requires understanding the proportion of fish coming from hatcheries or the wild, generally, and from which hatchery and which river tributary, specifically.
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Upcoming Grant Deadlines and Reviews
For all grant deadlines and reviews, please visit our Apply page.
Aug 7, 2023
Research
Full Proposal SAT Review
Aug 8, 2023
Research
Full Proposal Board Review
Oct 1, 2023
Special Projects
Proposal Deadline
Nov 14, 2023
Special Projects
Board Review