Grant Funding Possibilities
Below is a list of potential options for inland lake project funding. This list is not meant to be an exhaustive list of potential funding options. There are also many local community resources that may be potential options.
Please be aware that funding organizations do change their funding focus and may not always be applicable to shoreline projects on inland lakes. You will need to review each source as to whether or not it fits your project needs.
Please be aware that funding organizations do change their funding focus and may not always be applicable to shoreline projects on inland lakes. You will need to review each source as to whether or not it fits your project needs.
Grants.gov
(with keyword search for government sponsored grants)
Michigan Coastal Management Program
Education, Habitat Protection; Lake Michigan Basin
EPA Grants and Funding
Protection, restoration of watersheds
EPA Natl. Center for Environmental Research -
STAR, P3, GRO Grants and Fellowships, & SBIR Programs
NSF Environmental Research and Education Grants
Watershed scale studies
PepsiCo Foundation
Must be tax exempt; water resources management
Merck Family Fund
Natural Resources and Healthy Planet
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Natural Resources Assistance Grants
Alcoa Foundation
Community projects; sustainability projects
Frey Foundation
Target West Michigan communities
Great Lakes Protection Fund
Enhancing health of the Great Lakes ecosystem
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Conservation of freshwater ecosystems; others
Surdna Foundation, Inc.
Environmental Grants (among other topic areas)
Americana Foundation
Natural resources and agriculture through land use and growth management
Wege Foundation
Main focus is west Michigan, mainly in Grand Rapids.
Consumers Energy Foundation
Principle focus includes grants to non-profits that serve communities in Michigan's lower peninsula.
(with keyword search for government sponsored grants)
Michigan Coastal Management Program
Education, Habitat Protection; Lake Michigan Basin
EPA Grants and Funding
Protection, restoration of watersheds
EPA Natl. Center for Environmental Research -
STAR, P3, GRO Grants and Fellowships, & SBIR Programs
NSF Environmental Research and Education Grants
Watershed scale studies
PepsiCo Foundation
Must be tax exempt; water resources management
Merck Family Fund
Natural Resources and Healthy Planet
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Natural Resources Assistance Grants
Alcoa Foundation
Community projects; sustainability projects
Frey Foundation
Target West Michigan communities
Great Lakes Protection Fund
Enhancing health of the Great Lakes ecosystem
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Conservation of freshwater ecosystems; others
Surdna Foundation, Inc.
Environmental Grants (among other topic areas)
Americana Foundation
Natural resources and agriculture through land use and growth management
Wege Foundation
Main focus is west Michigan, mainly in Grand Rapids.
Consumers Energy Foundation
Principle focus includes grants to non-profits that serve communities in Michigan's lower peninsula.