Summits & Working Groups - Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research
Forecasted
Summits & Working Groups - Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research funds expert gatherings to identify research and management priorities and develop recommendations for Great Lakes sustainability.
Funder: Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Proposal deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $20,000 in hosting expenses per summit or working group, plus logistical support
Summary: Supports expert gatherings that identify Great Lakes research and management priorities and produce written recommendations for sustainability.
Key Information: Gatherings must be led by CIGLR Regional Consortium members and include NOAA GLERL steering committee representation.
Description
The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) funds and hosts summits and working groups that bring together experts from Great Lakes universities, NGOs, government agencies, and businesses. These gatherings identify pressing research and management needs, advance Great Lakes science, and expand NOAA’s regional research capacity. CIGLR supports three to five gatherings annually, centered on its research themes.
Summits convene 20–30 invited experts for two to three days to assess existing knowledge and recommend future directions on problems spanning decades. Working groups convene 8–12 experts for up to one week to make detailed progress on narrower issues with solutions over months to years. Each gathering is expected to produce participant-co-designed written products, such as a peer-reviewed publication, white paper, or policy brief.
