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Bay Schools receives 2012 safe boating grant The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Watercraft recently announced that the Bay Village City School...
Federal grant paves way for marina work NORTH TONAWANDA -- A federal grant will contribute nearly $700,000 toward the rebuilding of an old marina, which will take...
AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS: Salazar Announces Grants to Boost Recreational Boating in 10 States WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced more than $7.5 million in competitive grants to 10...
Sleeping Bear Dunes National lakeshore gets $1.3 million US grant to build hike-bike trail EMPIRE, Mich. — U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin say that Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has received...
Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation announces grants for 2012  The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) today announced the availability of boating and fishing...
USA. BoatUS Foundation awards grants for safe and clean boating In a unique online voting process that for the first time allowed the public to choose this year's grantees, the BoatUS...
U.P. village of Grand Marais celebrates $4M boost to restore harbor BURT TOWNSHIP -- Residents and leaders in the unincorporated Upper Peninsula village of Grand Marais are celebrating a $4-...
Great Lakes companies concerned about funding for dredging Associated Press reports that Great Lakes shipping companies say their industry would be hit hard by an Obama administration...
Great Lakes shippers protest cut in dredging funds TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Great Lakes shipping companies say their industry would be hit hard by an Obama administration...
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Announces Major Boating Grants for Eleven States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today the awarding of more than $13.5 million in competitive grants to 11...
Rochester marina plans get $1.5M infusion Plans to redevelop the Port of Rochester will get a $1.45 million shot in the arm from the U.S. Department of the Interior.U...
West Michigan harbor dredging set for this year, but future federal funding uncertain MUSKEGON — The Muskegon Channel is at the front of the line for 2011 dredging thanks to a 1,000-foot freighter getting...
West Marine seeks applications for conservation grants West Marine is launching its annual Marine Conservation Grants program, which awards money to groups that offer conservation...
EPA takes Great Lakes cleanup funding applications Federal officials are taking applications for grants to pay for Great Lakes cleanup projects. The U.S. Environmental...
EPA Great Lakes Restoration Grants The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the agency is requesting applications from states,...
U.S. help for Great Lakes in danger; preservationists step up campaign Great Lakes scientists and environmental groups are dramatically stepping up their lobbying efforts in Congress to try to...
Coalition Wants More Great Lakes Support When President Barack Obama released his 2012 budget it shows $350 million dedicated to the Great Lakes Restoration...
Groups Worry about Federal Cuts to Program Combating Sewage Overflows Advocacy groups for the Great Lakes are concerned about proposed federal budget cuts to programs that deal with sewage...
EPA Budget Proposal Focuses on Air and Climate Rules, Cuts Water Grants U.S. EPA would take a 12.6 percent funding cut under President Obama's budget request for fiscal 2012, which would...
Obama's budget director: 'Tough choices' in store President Barack Obama's budget director is pointing to spending cuts in three programs as examples of the "tough...
EPA awards $196,000 to Kalamazoo Nature Center to target invasive species in wetlands KALAMAZOO — Conservationists at the Kalamazoo Nature Center want to stop invasive species from encroaching on area...
New ODNR program funds lake access cleanups COLUMBUS, OH—Presenting a clean environment for those visiting Ohio’s Lake Erie coast is the goal of the new...
School of Freshwater Sciences gets $2.6 million The School of Freshwater Science (SFS) obtained a financial boost and a new timeline for its expected construction. Last...
Water think tank gets grant A Milwaukee philanthropist is giving $2.6 million to launch a water policy think tank at the University of Wisconsin-...
BoatUS Foundation Grassroots Grants Program makes big changes for 2011 BoatUS Foundation's Grassroots Grants Program which provides funding for local projects that educate boaters on boating...
Generous Donation Expands Ohio’s Largest Privately Protected Interior Wetland ROCK CREEK, OHIO — The Nature Conservancy announced today that it has accepted the donation of the Grand Valley...
$300M earmarked for Great Lakes restoration The tax cut bill and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" garnered much of the publicity in the waning days of Congress...
A Christmas Present for Lake Erie? COLUMBUS, Ohio - Environmental groups, including the National Wildlife Federation, are applauding Congressional leaders for...
$47 million new projects for Asian carp fight Federal and state agencies announced $47 million worth of new projects Thursday to combat Asian carp and prevent their...
$7-million state grant to help city buy dunes next year Saugatuck received a surprise early Christmas gift Dec. 1 when the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board approved $7...
Fox River PCB cleanup gets $4.5M from U.S. government in proposed settlement The U.S. government has agreed to pay $4.5 million as its share of the cleanup costs in the Fox River because the U.S. Army...
Oshkosh gets $1.1 million to help save Great Lakes The United States Environmental Protection Agency has awarded UW Oshkosh four competitive peer grants totaling $1.1 million...
Grant of $1m will help restore wetlands CLAYTON — Ducks Unlimited has won a $1 million federal grant to restore French Creek and St. Lawrence River wetlands...
Federal government gives $2.5 million to revive wetlands near Erie, Mich. The federal government is providing $2.5 million to help the Nature Conservancy revive 258 acres of coastal Lake Erie...
N.Y. provides $61.5M for 40 water projects ALBANY -- Gov. David Paterson on Friday announced $61.5 million to fund more than 40 projects across the state geared toward...
Buffalo State center gets $1.7 million in grants Three grants totaling $1.7 million have been awarded to Buffalo State College’s Great Lakes Center to research Lake...
EPA grants $1.36M for Miakonda river work The Ottawa River's toxic legacy between Lagrange Street and Stickney Avenue in North Toledo can make people forget about...
Recreational Boating and Fishing Grant Goes to YMCA The American arm of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) has recently accepted a grant of $250,000 from the...
Grant will look at dredging Lake Ontario harbors NY - The state has approved a $35,000 grant to update a regional dredging plan for harbors in Orleans, Niagara, Monroe,...
EPA gives Sea Grant $1.5 million for Great Lakes ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The federal government has awarded $1.5 million to the Michigan Sea Grant program for two Great Lakes...
Marrone Bio gets $500K National Science Foundation grant Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. of Davis has been awarded a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to commercialize green...
CMU takes lead in $10 million research grant; project part of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative CMU biology researchers are at the forefront of a $10 million grant project designed to research and protect costal wetlands...
Federal stimulus grant to return Grand Calumet River area to nature The Grand Calumet River area will be one step closer to its preindustrial glory in a couple of years thanks to a $1.4...
Bear River restoration scores big in latest Great Lakes grant awards A $196,148 grant awarded Friday to the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians will be the catalyst for a three year...
EPA grant will aid Black, Oatka creedk watersheds BATAVIA, NY -- Genesee, Wyoming and Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation Districts will share $536,000 of EPA Great...
First grants awarded in Michigan for President's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced more than $2 million in federal grants to three Southeast Michigan...
$474,000 in grants awarded in Erie County to protect Lake Erie shoreline Grants totaling $474,039 were awarded in Erie County to protect and preserve Pennsylvania's Lake Erie shoreline. The...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Request for Proposals for Great Lakes Basin Fish Habitat Projects The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced today it is accepting 2011 project proposals to protect, restore and...
Region gains $1M in federal grants to aid Great Lakes The Toledo area fared well in the first round of competitive grant money the federal government released Tuesday under...
$4.2 million in grants target restoring Green Bay-area waterways Brown County will receive more than $4.2 million in federal grants, mostly for work on the bay of Green Bay. Lisa Jackson,...

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