Local groups protecting or restoring the Great Lakes can apply for funding from the Province
Applications are now open for the Great Lakes Local Action Fund. This fund provides community-led projects with up to $50,000 to address restoration, habitat protection, or shoreline cleanup of the Great Lakes.
Community organizations, conservation authorities, non-profits, small businesses, municipalities, and Indigenous communities who are working to protect the Great Lakes or their connecting rivers can apply here: https://www.ontario.ca/page/great-lakes-local-action-fund. Applications are open until March 11, 2022 at 2:00pm.
“I’ve always believed in protecting our shorelines and waterways, and I encourage local groups doing this important work to apply for funding through the Great Lakes Local Action Fund,” said MPP Norman Miller. “In Parry Sound – Muskoka, our water is one of our greatest resources. I am happy to see support for community groups who are doing their part to protect this resource for years to come.”
The Great Lakes represent 20% of the world’s fresh water.
In the first round of the Great Lakes Local Action Fund program in 2020-21, 44 projects, including Georgian Bay Forever’s Plastics Free initiative, received a total of $1.9 million. Another $1.9 million is allocated for this round of funding.
