# Great Lakes Local Action Fund

From Government of Ontario. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 6 November 2026, 14:00 (America/Toronto). The funder gives the deadline as “2 p.m. on November 6, 2026”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $100,000 CAD
- Who can apply: Community groups, Government bodies and Indigenous organisations
- Where: Ontario: Canada
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Wetlands and Community conservation
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.ontario.ca/page/great-lakes-local-action-fund

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Round-based Ontario fund for community-scale projects that protect and restore the Great Lakes and connecting rivers, covering climate resilience and water quality. The fourth round funds projects of up to $100,000 running in 2027.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Great Lakes Local Action Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Apply online with Transfer Payment Ontario.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/great-lakes-local-action-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund/#access

**Great Lakes Local Action Fund, amount:** Up to $100,000 CAD

> “of up to $100,000 occurring between January 1, 2027, and December 31, 2027”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/great-lakes-local-action-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund/#amount

**Great Lakes Local Action Fund, where:** Ontario: Canada

> “to support 107 projects in communities across Ontario.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/great-lakes-local-action-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund/#geography

**Great Lakes Local Action Fund, who can apply:** Community groups, Government bodies and Indigenous organisations

> “Projects funded by the Great Lakes Local Action Fund are led by: community-based organizations municipalities conservation authorities Indigenous communities”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/great-lakes-local-action-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund/#applicant_types

**Great Lakes Local Action Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “We are investing $1.8 million in the fourth round of funding for the Great Lakes Local Action Fund.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/great-lakes-local-action-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund/#window

**Great Lakes Local Action Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Round 4 (2026 call for applications)

Call page: https://www.ontario.ca/page/great-lakes-local-action-fund

**Great Lakes Local Action Fund, Round 4 (2026 call for applications), status:** Open

> “Applications are now open to projects:”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/great-lakes-local-action-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund/#call-round-4-status

**Great Lakes Local Action Fund, Round 4 (2026 call for applications), deadline:** 6 November 2026, 14:00 (America/Toronto) (the funder writes “2 p.m. on November 6, 2026”)

> “The deadline to apply is 2 p.m. on November 6, 2026.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/great-lakes-local-action-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund/#call-round-4-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Great Lakes Local Action Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Great Lakes Local Action Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Great+Lakes+Local+Action+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Great+Lakes+Local+Action+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fontario-great-lakes-local-action-fund%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction