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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)
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Last Updated – 6/08/2010

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Video

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Learn more about the $475 million federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and how Wisconsin is working to bring some of that grant money home.
Photo © by Phillip Billings

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It´s an exciting time for Wisconsin´s Great Lakes! 51 projects by Wisconsin agencies and organizations have been invited by U.S. EPA to complete an application to obtain a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant this year. These GLRI grants will provide over $29 million in federal funds in Wisconsin for the restoration and protection of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

Thanks to the hard work of hundreds of people across the state, a vast array of important Great Lakes projects will soon be under way. These grants are a tremendous opportunity for Wisconsin and for the Great Lakes. The selected projects address the issues identified in Wisconsin´s Great Lakes Strategy, our state´s roadmap for the restoration and protection of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is a great down payment on a truly historic effort. Through it, we can work together to protect and restore the most significant fresh water resource on Earth – our Great Lakes.

Additional Great Lakes Grant Opportunities


Additional Great Lakes funding opportunities will become available through EPA and other federal agencies. If your agency or organization is involved in Great Lakes restoration, we encourage you to seek funding through future GLRI grant opportunities. We will continue to post new Requests for Proposals as they become available. Use the "Great Lakes Funding Opportunities" link below for more information.

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Last Revised: Thursday August 12 2010