| MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | LANSING, MI | $750,000 | 2025 | RENOVATE SNUG HARBOR SHORELINE FISHING SITE AT MUSKEGON STATE PARK |
| CARLETON UNIVERSITY | OTTAWA | $423,340 | 2025 | CHARACTERIZE NEEDS, MOTIVATION AND VALUES OF FISHERMAN AND CHARACTERISTICS THE RISK, BENEFITS AND BARRIERS FACED AROUND LAKE MICHIGAN |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY AT BROCKPORT | BROCKPORT, NY | $403,982 | 2025 | PROJECT TO EVALUATE WHETHER THIAMINE DEFICIENCY COULD AFFECT LAKE WHITEFISH RECRUITMENT IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION |
| CONSERVATION RESOURCE ALLIANCE | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $315,000 | 2025 | CONSTRUCTION OF THREE BRIDGES AND INSTALL HABITAT STRUCTURES ON THE CRYSTAL RIVER IN LEELANAU COUNTY |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION | ALPENA, MI | $276,837 | 2025 | TEACHING GREAT LAKES LITERACY: CONNECTING SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, AND YOUTH THROUGH RESEARCH AND DATA EXPLORATIONS |
| LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY BANDS OF ODAWA INDIANS | HARBOR SPRINGS, MI | $250,000 | 2025 | REPLACE MESHENAHMA RESEARCH VESSEL |
| TROUT UNLIMITED INC | ROCKFORD, MI | $200,000 | 2025 | REMOVE INFRASTRUCTURE OF A DETERIORATING DAM AND FORMER FISH FARM ON THE BALDWIN RIVER TO RESTORE A HEALTHY STREAM CHANNEL |
| GREAT LAKES ST LAWRENCE GOVERNORS & PREMIERS | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL | $183,098 | 2025 | INITIATIVE TO FIND WAYS TO CAPTURE POTENTIAL VALUE OF COMMERCIALLY CAUGHT GREAT LAKES FISH MORE FULLY |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | MT PLEASANT, MI | $172,340 | 2025 | EVALUATE THE SOURCE-SPECIFIC PRODUCTION OF COHO SALMON ON THE LAKE MICHIGAN FISHERY |
| BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | BRIMLEY, MI | $125,000 | 2025 | PERMANENT CONCRETE BOAT RAMP AND SEASONAL, REMOVABLE DOCK WITH HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE KAYAK LAUNCH |
| HURON RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL | ANN ARBOR, MI | $43,723 | 2025 | HRWC YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING |
| LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY | MARIE, MI | $259,048 | 2024 | MORE THAN WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE: INVENTORY AND VIABILITY ASSESSMENT OF FISH SPAWNING AND NURSERY HABITATS IN THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | EAST LANSING, MI | $249,712 | 2024 | BEHAVIORAL INVESTIGATIONS OF OLFACTORY IMPRINTING TO NATAL ODORS IN CISCO COREGONUS ARTEDI |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - STEVENS POINT | STEVENS POINT, WI | $238,242 | 2024 | ESTIMATION OF LAKE WHITEFISH SPAWNING STOCK ABUNDANCE USING CLOSE-KIN MARK-RECAPTURE |
| HURON PINES | GAYLORD, MI | $196,997 | 2024 | UPPER THUNDER BAY RIVER RESTORATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHEAST MICHIGAN | ALPENA, MI | $161,578 | 2024 | MARINE DEBRIS STEWARDS |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION | ALPENA, MI | $159,059 | 2024 | TEACHING GREAT LAKES LITERACY: CONNECTING SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, AND YOUTH THROUGH RESEARCH AND DATA EXPLORATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | LARAMIE, WY | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT QUANTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF FISH COMMUNITY DYNAMICS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES |
| CITY OF ALBION | ALBION, MI | $150,000 | 2024 | CITY OF ALBION DAMS REMOVAL PROJECT |
| TIP OF THE MITT WATERSHED COUNCIL | PETOSKEY, MI | $127,270 | 2024 | WATERSHED ACADEMY EXPANSION |
| ST JOSEPH COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT | CENTREVILLE, MI | $84,934 | 2024 | ST. JOSEPH RIVER WATERSHED ROAD STREAM CROSSING INVENTORY |
| INLAND SEAS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION | SUTTONS BAY, MI | $77,353 | 2024 | ADVANCING GREAT LAKES STEWARDSHIP: A YEAR-LONG TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH INLAND SEAS |
| HOMESTEAD TOWNSHIP (HONOR) | HONOR, MI | $71,880 | 2024 | UNIVERSAL GREAT LAKES FISHERY ACCESS AT PLATTE RIVER PARK |
| GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $64,051 | 2024 | UPSTREAM-DOWNSTREAM CONNECTIONS IN THE LAKE MICHIGAN BASIN (UDC) |
| HURON RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL | ANN ARBOR, MI | $50,000 | 2024 | HRWC YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING |
| WEST MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COUNCIL | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $43,584 | 2024 | SUMMER SCIENCE EXPLORERS OF MUSKEGON |
| MUSKEGON CONSERVATION DISTRICT | TWIN LAKE, MI | $31,614 | 2024 | MONA LAKE WATERSHED ROAD/STREAM CROSSING INVENTORY |
| DISCOVERY CENTER GREAT LAKES | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $30,278 | 2024 | CONNECTING GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL YOUTH WITH THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH RECREATION AND EDUCATION |
| THE WESTERN UPPER PENINSULA CENTER FOR SCIENCE MATH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUC | HANCOCK, MI | $21,180 | 2024 | WATERSHED RELATIONS: COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND SERVICE FOR HEALTHY FISH HABITAT |
| PERE MARQUETTE CHARTER TOWNSHIP | LUDINGTON, MI | $317,400 | 2023 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | NOTRE DAME, IN | $313,108 | 2023 | — |
| GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM FOUND | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $250,000 | 2023 | — |
| ST JOSEPH CHARTER TOWNSHIP | SAINT JOSEPH, MI | $200,000 | 2023 | — |
| CONSERVATION RESOURCE ALLIANCE | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $200,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH |
| GREAT LAKES FISHERY COMMISSION | ANN ARBOR, MI | $200,000 | 2023 | — |
| LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY | SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI | $194,739 | 2023 | — |
| GREAT LAKES ST LAWRENCE GOVERNORS | EVANSTON, IL | $157,558 | 2023 | — |
| CONSERVATION RESOURCE ALLIANCE | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $115,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH |
| HURON PINES | GAYLORD, MI | $100,012 | 2023 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | STEVENS POINT, WI | $57,676 | 2023 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | STEVENS POINT, WI | $28,613 | 2023 | — |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | MT PLEASANT, MI | $16,080 | 2023 | — |