TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abandoned Well Management Grants 1
Air Pollution Grants to Locals 3
Aquatic Nuisance Species,
Information and Education Small Grants Program 5
Beach
Monitoring Grants - Coastal Great Lakes Beaches 7
Beach
Monitoring Grants - Inland Lakes 9
Brownfield Redevelopment
Grants and Loans 11
Brownfield Redevelopment Grant 11
Brownfield Redevelopment Loans 13
Revitalization Redevelopment Loans 15
Site Assessment Fund Grants 17
Site Reclamation Program Grants....... 19
Coastal Zone Management Grants 21
Great Lakes Coastal Restoration
Grants 23
Community Pollution
Prevention Grant Program... 25
Drinking
Water Revolving Fund 27
Environmental
Education Curriculum Grants 29
Emerging
Issues - Water Quality Monitoring 31
Failing
On-Site Septic Systems 33
Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Initiative Grants 37
Lighthouse Grants....... 41
Local Water Quality Monitoring
Grants....... 43
Michigan Great Lakes
Protection Fund.......... 45
Municipal Landfill Cost-Share
Grant Program... 47
Noncommunity Water Supply Program
Grant......... 49
Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
Grants – Clean Michigan Initiative.... 51
Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
Grants – Federal Clean Water Act Section 319............ 53
Pollution Prevention Research Grant
Program... 55
Radon Grants 57
Regional Pollution Prevention Grant
Program... 59
Remedial Action Plans and Lakewide
Management Plans......... 61
RETAP Technology Demonstration
Grant Program... 63
Scrap Tire Market Development
Grants....... 65
Scrap Tire End-User Grants....... 67
Scrap Tire Cleanup Grants....... 69
Small Business Pollution Prevention
Revolving Loans........ 71
State Revolving Fund.......... 74
Strategic Water Quality
Initiatives Fund.......... 76
Targeted Watershed Grants
Program... 78
Voluntary Storm Water Permits..... 80
Volunteer Monitoring Grants....... 82
Volunteer River, Stream, and
Creek Cleanup Grants....... 84
Waterfront Redevelopment Grants. 86
Wellhead Protection Program
Grants....... 88
Abandoned
Well Management Grants
Purpose:
This grant
provides funding to communities, townships, and nonprofit organizations to
locate and plug abandoned wells inside community public water supply wellhead
protection areas (WHPA). Click
here to view a Fact Sheet.
Goals of the Program:
To prevent
the contamination of drinking water aquifers through old, deteriorated,
abandoned well casings, to educate the public concerning the hazards associated
with abandoned wells, and to protect the health of the public. Click
here for information about plugging abandoned wells.
Criteria:
Funding is
provided to successful applicants for development and implementation of AWM
Grant projects. Project activity requirements include:
·
Location
of abandoned wells.
·
Plugging
of abandoned wells.
·
Provision
of 25% local match.
·
Completion
of grant eligible public education activities as specified in the
administrative rules.
·
Quarterly
progress report submission
Eligibility:
Projects
must be affiliated with a community public water supply that uses groundwater
as its source and must have an approved WHPA.
Applicants may be a community, township, or a non profit organization.
The Water
Division (WD) has established and maintains a list of AWM Grant-eligible
communities that have either delineated their WHPA or have had their WHPA
designated as a result of tritium testing.
Each time that a new round of funding and its associated request for
proposals (RFP) is authorized, DEQ sends an interest inquiry letter to each
community on the grant-eligible list. Click
here to review the list of eligible communities.
Application Process:
The DEQ provides a Grant Preparation
Guideline and application forms to communities that return a letter of interest
after being notified of their eligibility. Proposals typically must be
submitted within 60 days of the date the RFP is issued. Proposals are reviewed by the WD and are
assigned priority points based upon geologic conditions within their WHPA and public
health risk factors.
Filing Fees:
None.
Nominating Procedures:
The WD
prepares a recommended grants package for the DEQ Director based upon the
priority raking of each proposal.
Deadlines:
Application
deadlines for each round of funding are designated in the AWM Grant Proposal
Guidebook. AWM project contracts generally encompass a two year period.
Timelines:
When a
request for proposals is issued, a submittal due date is assigned, typically 60
days in length. Once an award is
announced, a contract establishes reporting requirements and completion
deadlines.
Dollar Amount(s) Available (Min or
Max):
$3.6
million dollars has been appropriated for the AWM Grant Program. Each round of funding has encumbered
approximately $1 million dollars in funding.
Required Match:
These
grants require a minimum 25% local match.
Source(s) of Funds:
Clean Water
Fund within the Clean Michigan Initiative (CMI).
Authority:
Part 196,
Section 19607 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994
PA 451 as amended.
Responsible Division/Office
Contact(s):
Water
Division, Ground Water Supply Section, Well Construction Unit, James McEwan, 517-241-1413.
Phase-out/Expansion/Changes for Next
Fiscal Year:
Availability
of funding and demonstration of need will determine the future of the AWM Grant
Program.
Related Grants:
Abandoned well management projects
are conducted inside approved WHPAs. The WD also administers the Wellhead
Protection Grants Program which provides 50% federal cost share funding to
communities to delineate (establish) their
approved WHPAs.
Recent Awards/Example Project:
Round 1- (36) AWM Grants, $1 million
Round 2
Awards:
|
City of
Bangor …………………$120,250 |
|
Charter
Township of Oxford ………..$120,250 |
|
City of
Battle Creek ……………$259,500 |
|
Rudyard
Township …………………..$ 45,000 |
|
Village
of Beulah ………………$ 45,000 |
|
City of
Saline …………………………$ 34,250 |
|
City of
Hastings ………………..$ 45,000 |
|
Waterford
Township …………………$292,250 |
|
Village
of Kalkaska …………….$ 95,000 |
|
City of
Watervliet ……………………..$ 48,000 |
|
Kinross
Township ……………...$ 5,285 |
|
|
Request for Proposals:
Coming
soon: CMI-AWM Grant RFP Announcement
Letter.
Coming
soon: CMI AWM Grant Proposal
Preparation Guidelines.
Coming
soon: CMI AWM Grant Application Forms.
Air Pollution Grants to
Locals
Purpose:
A
contract with a local unit of government to assist in air monitoring, complaint
response, and lab analysis activities.
Goals of
the Program:
Assist the
Air Quality Division (AQD), Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in
maintaining ambient air quality standards for the state of Michigan.
Eligibility:
Open to the local units of government with an existing air monitoring
program and lab program.
Criteria:
To be negotiated
with local units of government.
Application
Process:
Existing grant
work plans are negotiated with the participating local unit of government. Upon
agreement between the local unit and the AQD, the work plan is finalized and
signed by both parties. New grant applications would require proposals
submitted and accepted within the budget process to receive available funding
in future fiscal years.
Filing Fees:
None.
Nominating Procedures:
None.
Deadlines:
Final application documents, including work plans,
should be received by October 1 of each year.
Timelines:
It takes
a minimum of three months to obtain a fully executed contract.
Dollar Amount(s) Available (Min or Max):
FY2004
appropriation is $83,700.
Required Match:
The local
unit has some match requirements.
Source(s) of Funds:
State of Michigan General Fund –
General Purpose.
Authority:
Legislative
appropriation of DEQ budget.
Responsible Division/Office Contact:
AQD/Marion Hart, 517-335-6982.
Phase-out/Expansion/Changes
for Next Fiscal Year:
The amount available is subject to budget restrictions.
Related Grants:
None.
Recent Award:
City of Grand Rapids.
Request for Proposals:
None.
Information
and Education Small Grants Program
Purpose:
To
provide a source of funding for local grass-root efforts to implement
educational outreach activities to help raise awareness and encourage good
aquatic nuisance species (ANS) preventative practices to ultimately prevent and
control ANS introduction and spread in Michigan and Great Lakes waters.
Goals of the Program:
The goal of this grant program is
to foster the implementation of Michigan's
Aquatic Nuisance Species State Management plan as updated in October 2002,
particularly recommendations on information and education, by providing
financial assistance to local initiatives to prevent and control ANS in
Michigan waters.
Eligibility:
The
applicant must be a 501(c)(3) non-governmental organization, a citizens group
that is not a 501(c)(3) but has a sponsoring 501(c)(3) organization, a school,
an indigenous tribal entity, or a local unit of government. The project must
occur within the state of Michigan.
Criteria:
·
Advance understanding of ANS prevention;
·
Build partnerships or promote creative
collaborations;
·
Have the potential to leverage financial, volunteer
or in-kind resources;
·
Provide long-term benefits to aquatic habitats and
the local community;
·
Have the potential to be replicated by grassroots
efforts in other communities.
Application Process:
Application
is made via a Request for Proposal (RFP). The RFP document is distributed in
late winter of each year based on funding availability. The previous two years
of the program have been administered by Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council as
part of the Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat and Network Fund Program.
Filing Fees:
None.
Nominating
Procedures:
Grant
applications are selected for funding by staff and peer reviewers based on
eligibility and criteria in the grant application package.
Deadlines:
Deadlines
will be included in each request for proposals.
Timelines:
When an RFP is made available for a future round, applications shall be
submitted within 45 days of RFP distribution. Applicants can expect to receive
notification in approximately 30 days of the application submittal deadline.
Dollar Amount Available (Min or Max):
Approximately
$20,000 has been made available for each round of funding. Applications are requested to range between
$500 - $2,500.
Required Match:
None.
Source(s) of Funds:
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Authority:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Coordination
Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 661 and 31 U.S.C. 6304).
Responsible
Division/Office Contact(s):
Executive
Division, Office of the Great Lakes/ Emily Finnell, 517-335-4056.
Phase-out/Expansion/Changes for Next Fiscal Year:
Program
will change to Aquatic Invasive Species Information and Education Small Grants Program
in fiscal year 2005.
Related Grants:
None.
Recent Awards List or Example Project:
Most
recent list of ANS small grants.
Request for Proposals:
ANS
Information and Small Grants Program RFP.
Beach Monitoring Grants – Coastal
Great Lakes Beaches
Purpose:
To
provide funding for more effective monitoring
of public beaches located along the Great Lakes.
Goals of the Program:
To
determine levels of bacteria at public beaches located along the Great Lakes
and evaluate the effectiveness of state programs in preventing bacterial
contamination of surface waters.
Eligibility:
Local
county health departments, universities, and nonprofit organizations.
Criteria:
·
The location and frequency of beach use.
·
The history of beach monitoring.
·
The history of bacterial contamination.
·
Access to lab facilities to analyze samples
promptly.
·
Ability to communicate results to the public in an
efficient manner.
·
Ability
to respond and take appropriate action in an event of beach contamination.
·
The
proximity of beach to known contamination source.
·
The innovativeness and feasibility of proposed
project.
·
Ability to reduce time delay between sampling and
results.
Application Process:
·
Grant Application Packages are distributed.
·
Applications are reviewed and projects selected.
·
Applicants are notified.
·
Contracts are awarded upon receipt of an acceptable
work plan, budget, and quality assurance plan.
Filing Fees:
None.
Nominating
Procedures:
Grant
applications are selected for funding by the department based on program
priorities, criteria, and eligibility.
Deadlines:
Deadlines may vary from year to year based on
funding priorities. Applicants will usually have 60 days to prepare and submit
a grant application. Grant awards will be announced following department
review. The department reserves 90 days for the review process.
Timelines:
In general, applicants can expect to receive notification within 90
days of the application submittal deadline.
Dollar Amount(s) Available (Min. or Max):
$244,000 in Beach Act funds will be available in
Fiscal Year 2004. Individual grants of up to $25,000 are anticipated.
Required Match:
None.
Source(s) of Funds:
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Section 406(b) Beaches Environmental Assessment
and Coastal Health Act funds.
Authority:
Section
8808 of 1994 PA 451, as amended.
Responsible Division/Office Contact:
Water Division/Shannon Briggs,
517-335-1214, briggssl@Michigan.gov.
Phase-out/Expansion/Changes
for Next Fiscal Year:
Dollar
amounts available are subject to change on an annual basis.
Related Grants:
Beach Monitoring Grants – Inland Lakes.
Recent Award List:
Click to view Press Release.
Request for Proposals:
Click to
view Grant
Application Package.
Beach
Monitoring Grants - Inland Lakes
Purpose:
To provide
funding for more effective monitoring
of public bathing beaches.
Goals of the Program:
To
determine levels of bacteria in select bathing beach waters of the state;
evaluate the effectiveness of state programs in preventing bacterial
contamination of surface waters; and develop methods that can differentiate
sources of bacterial contamination.
Eligibility:
Local
county health departments, universities, and nonprofit organizations.
Criteria:
·
The location and frequency of beach use.
·
The history of beach monitoring.
·
The history of bacterial contamination.
·
Access to lab facilities to analyze samples
promptly.
·
Ability to communicate results to the public in an
efficient manner.
·
Ability
to respond and take appropriate action in an event of beach contamination.
·
The
proximity of beach to known contamination source.
·
The availability of matching funds.
·
The innovativeness and feasibility of proposed
project.
·
Ability to reduce time delay between sampling and
results.
Application Process:
·
Grant Application Packages are distributed.
·
Applications are reviewed and projects selected.
·
Applicants are notified.
·
Contracts are awarded upon receipt of an acceptable
work plan and budget.
Filing Fees:
None.
Nominating
Procedures:
Grant applications are selected for funding by the department based on
program priorities, criteria, and eligibility.
Deadlines:
Deadlines
may vary from year to year based on funding priorities. Applicants will usually
have 60 days to prepare and submit a grant application. Grant awards will be
announced following department review. The department reserves 90 days for the
review process.
Timelines:
In general, applicants can expect to receive notification within 90
days of the application submittal deadline.
Dollar Amount(s) Available (Min. or Max):
$100,000
in Clean Michigan Initiative (CMI) bond funds will be available in Fiscal Year
2004. Individual grants of up to $25,000 are anticipated.
Required Match:
The
grants require a minimum of 25 percent local match (can include in-kind
services).
Source(s) of Funds:
State of Michigan, CMI Bond Fund.
Authority:
Section
8808 of 1994 PA 451, as amended.
Responsible Division/Office Contact:
Water Division/Shannon Briggs,
517-335-1214.
Phase-out/Expansion/Changes for Next Fiscal Year:
Dollar
amounts available are subject to change on an annual basis.
Related Grants:
Beach Monitoring Grants – Coastal Great Lakes Beaches.
Recent Award List:
Request for Proposals:
Brownfield Redevelopment Grants and
Loans
Brownfield
Redevelopment Grants
Purpose:
Brownfield
redevelopment grants provide funding to local units of government and other
public bodies to investigate and remediate known sites of environmental
contamination, which will be used for identified economic redevelopment
projects.
Goals of the Program:
To ensure safe reuse of abandoned, vacant, or underutilized
properties that are known to be contaminated, and to promote redevelopment of
brownfields.
Criteria:
A proposed project must result in
economic benefit for the community through job creation, private investment,
and/or property tax increase. The property must meet the definition of a
facility under Part 201 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended. Grant recipients are required to sign a grant
agreement prior to commencement of grant eligible work.
Eligibility:
Any county, city, villa