Various state and federal programs provide funding opportunities towards the protection and restoration of Lake Erie. Below are primary areas of funding programs that our administered outside of the Ohio Lake Erie Commission.

State of Ohio- Funding Programs that can enhance, protect and restore Lake Erie

• Ohio EPA - DEFA - HSTS 
• H2Ohio - through Ohio EPA, Ohio DNR and Ohio Department of Agriculture
• Clean Ohio Fund - Ohio Public Works Commission
• Ohio Coastal Management Program - Ohio DNR
• Ohio Brownfield Fund - Ohio Department of Development
• Ohio Maritime Assistance Program -  Ohio Department of Transportation
• Ohio Department of Higher Education HABRI - Ohio Sea Grant

Federal Funding Programs that can enhance, protect and restore Lake Erie

• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative   (GLRI)
• NOAA Coastal Programs
• USACE