"Centers for Regional Excellence" to Encourage Collaboration Between Local Governments Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced a plan to encourage collaboration and resource sharing among local governments. The Centers for Regional Excellence (CRE) program will help communities work together to share services, agencies, equipment, and employees in order to streamline government and save taxpayer money. Granholm announced that the state is seeking proposals from community ...
CRE Blurbs CRE blurbs are snippets about each grant proposal submitted to the Centers for Regional Excellence program. Community names have been left out of the blurbs. The following blurbs give a brief look at what the submitted grant proposals proposed to do in regards to regional collaboration.