DEQ - Clean Michigan Initiative

Clean Michigan Initiative (CMI) Overview

Contact: Susan Erickson

The Clean Michigan Initiative (CMI) is a $675 million bond approved by Michigan voters on November 3, 1998 to improve and protect Michigan's water resources. The major programs are administered by the Departments of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Natural Resources (DNR), and Community Health (MDCH). Click on any piece of the chart below for program-specific information, such as grants awarded and pending grant application packages.

CMI Pie Chart with clickable pie pieces

General Information

DEQ Grants/Loans Catalog. PDF version (390 KB)
Consolidated Reports - a comprehensive report on the state's clean-up and environmental bond programs
CMI Approved Watershed Plans
CMI Implementation Statute, Part 196, Act 45, NREPA, as ammended
CMI Supplemental Funding Proposals
Historical CMI Ballot Proposal information and excerpts from 1998 speeches