Great Lakes United is a binational network of organizations founded in 1982 to protect and restore the Great Lakes ecosystem. With prior Mott support, the organization has worked on a range of water quality and water management issues such as improving regional water conservation planning, controlling invasive species, informing implementation of the U.S.-Canada Water Quality Agreement, and promoting new public investment in Great Lakes restoration. With this renewal, the organization will continue this work while also compiling a report on basinwide mining impacts and implementing a public outreach campaign in partnership with the American Sail Training Association's Tall Ships Challenge.

Freshwater Future supports community-based groups working locally to protect aquatic habitats throughout the Great Lakes basin. With this grant increase, Freshwater Future will continue providing small grants and capacity-building support to such groups. The organization will also launch a pilot program to provide technology assistance to targeted groups.

Founded in 1996, the Keweenaw Land Trust has protected over 3,000 acres in the Keweenaw Peninsula, which extends into Lake Superior-the largest freshwater lake in the world. The trust works to protect and restore the peninsula's natural areas, watersheds, and distinctive landscapes by holding conservation easements, establishing public nature preserves, and educating and engaging the public. With Mott support, the trust will continue these conservation efforts while also focusing on capacity-building activities such as developing a strategic plan, refining a communications plan, and moving toward national accreditation.