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Great Lakes Protection Fund
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About the Fund

The Great Lakes Protection Fund is a private, nonprofit corporation formed in 1989 by the Governors of the Great Lakes States. It is a permanent environmental endowment that supports collaborative actions to improve the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. The Fund's Board of Directors is comprised of two governor appointed representatives from each member state. The Board of Directors meets quarterly and governs the Fund's operation. Members of the Fund staff perform the day-to-day functions.

To date, the Fund had made 217 grants and program related investments representing more than $53 million in regional projects to improve the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem.

The Fund seeks projects that:

  • lead to tangible improvements in the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem,
  • promote the interdependence of healthy ecological and economic systems, and
  • are innovative, creative, and venturesome.

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