September 27, 2005

Governor Jennifer Granholm has awarded $3,026,073 in Governor's Discretionary Grant Funds to forty-five agencies in Michigan for one-year contracts, beginning October 1.

“These grants will fund worthwhile programs to protect our children from the dangers of drug abuse,” Granholm said. “We are so pleased that our communities have continued to work tirelessly to foster safe and drug-free environments for children.”

The purpose of the federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act grant program is to solicit proposals from communities for research-based programs and activities that:

· Prevent youth drug use and violence

· Involve parents and communities

· Coordinate with related state, school and community efforts and resources to foster a safe and drug-free learning environment that promotes student academic achievement

Eligible applicants for the competitive grants are nonprofit community organizations, parent groups, anti-drug coalitions, juvenile and probate courts, local educational agencies, faith-based organizations and other public and private nonprofit entities with a 501c3 status targeting youth not normally served by local educational agencies and community organizations.

Governor’s Discretionary Grant awards include:

·53rd Circuit Court, Cheboygan ($100,000)

·Berrien County Health Department, Benton Harbor ($100,000)

·Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Flint ($70,000)

·Boys & Girls Club, Alpena ($85,000)

·Boys & Girls Club, Benton Harbor ($170,000)

·Boys & Girls Club, Kalamazoo ($62,232)

·County of Branch, Coldwater ($30,000)

·Catholic Social Services of Oakland County, Pontiac ($80,000)

·Catholic Social Services of Wayne County, Detroit ($80,000)

·Catholic Social Services of Muskegon ($49,500)

·Center for Occupational & Personalized Education, Ann Arbor ($72,000)

·Chaldean-American Ladies of Charity, Southfield ($110,000)

·Child & Family Resource Council, Grand Rapids ($40,000)

·City of Wayne ($50,000)

·Cristo Rey Community Center, Lansing ($100,000)

·Delta Menominee District Health Department, Escanaba ($33,230)

·Detroit Urban League, Inc., Detroit ($80,000)

·Development Centers, Inc., Detroit ($49,735)

·Dial Help, Inc., Houghton ($70,000)

·Downriver Guidance Clinic-The Guidance Center, Southgate ($35,000)

·Every Womens Place, Muskegon ($95,000)

·Family and Children’s Services of Midland ($45,000)

·Family Services and Children’s Aid, Jackson ($85,000)

·First Ward Community Services, Saginaw ($86,231)

·Fremont Area Community Foundation, Fremont ($40,000)

·Gateway Community Services, East Lansing ($40,000)

·Manistee-Benzie Community Mental Health, Manistee ($23,360)

·Child and Family Services of the Upper Peninsula, Marquette ($88,500)

·MI Assoc. for Deaf, Hearing & Speech Services, Lansing ($80,000)

·Mt. Zion, Clarkston ($50,000)

·Muskegon County PRIDE, Muskegon ($90,000)

·Oakwood Health Care Inc., Taylor Teen, Dearborn ($35,000)

·Omankane: The Collective, Detroit ($60,000)

·Our Image Inc/New Alternatives Youth Center, Saginaw ($30,000)

·Rochester/Auburn Hills Community Coalition, Rochester ($8,650)

·Saginaw County Department of Public Health ($81,642)

·Save Our Neighborhood and Streets, Port Huron ($80,000)

·County of St. Clair Sheriff’s Office, Port Huron ($31,000)

·Substance Abuse Council of Greater Battle Creek ($69,993)

·Taylor School District ($60,000)

·Temple United Methodist Church, Muskegon Heights ($95,000)

·Van Buren/Cass District Health Dept., Hartford ($30,000)

·Volunteers In Prevention, Probation & Prisons, Inc., Detroit ($70,000)

·West Midland Family Center, Shepherd ($85,000)

·Winning Inc. of America, Benton Harbor ($100,000)