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    Michigan organizational development grants

    In 2022, we offered a competitive grant program to help Michigan member land trusts with targeted projects meant to have an immediate impact.

    These grants of up to $2,500 are meant to sustain land trust work and help with activities such as board development, financial assistance improvements, fundraising planning, staff development, or tools and equipment to make jobs more efficient and effective.

    Applications are now closed and we will announce grant recipients in November 2022.

    Great Lakes water quality pilots

    In 2021, our first round of grants was awarded to two land trusts.

    • Black Swamp Conservancy in Ohio is using GIS modeling to select parcels that will improve water quality through large-scale habitat restoration projects.

    • Six Rivers Land Conservancy in Michigan is using GIS in one of their watersheds to calculate how much water pollution will be prevented by conserving parcels instead of developing them.

    We look forward to sharing their stories with you in more detail soon. 

    In late 2022, we anticipate a second-round competitive grant RFP. This grant will support a pilot project focused on implementation of a water quality improvement strategy. Alliance member land trusts working in the Great Lakes basin will be eligible. Please contact MaryKay O’Donnell for more information.

    Great Lakes strategic conservation planning grants

    Land trusts want to more strategically incorporate water protection into their work. One of the best ways to do so is to make water protection criteria part of their strategic conservation plan that guides their daily decision-making processes.

    To help land trusts with this work, the Land Trust Alliance will announce an RFP for competitive grants focused on adding water protection strategies into strategic conservation plans. The application is anticipated for late 2022. Alliance member land trusts working in the Great Lakes basin will be eligible. Please contact MaryKay O’Donnell for more information.