Sustain Our Great Lakes
For ArcelorMittal, the protection, restoration and sustainable use of the Great Lakes watershed is of utmost concern and a major focus for the organization.
In support of this, ArcelorMittal joined the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to help restore and enhance the environmental integrity of the Great Lakes Basin and surrounding region through a bi-national grant program, Sustain Our Great Lakes. The program is coordinated by NFWF and funded by ArcelorMittal along with support from other federal partners including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service. The public-private partnership provides a model where contributions used by grantees enable a total on-the-ground impact of $10 million over three years throughout the Great Lakes watershed.
Sustain Our Great Lakes is designed to address the habitat and ecosystem restoration goals developed through the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration. The regional collaboration, created by a presidential executive order, is a wide-ranging, public-private cooperative effort to design and implement a strategy for the restoration, protection, and sustainable use of the Great Lakes. Specifically, ArcelorMittal funds support wetland protection and restoration across the region, including several US states and Canadian provinces.
For more information on Sustain Our Great Lakes including applicant eligibility, eligible projects, and submission requirements visit www.nfwf.org/greatlakes.