For questions pertaining to the Economic Vitality Incentive Grant Program, please contact the Michigan Department of Treasury, Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis, at 517-373-2697.
Description
Public Act 63 of 2011, introduced the Economic Vitality Incentive Grant Program. The purpose of this program is to provide incentive-based grants to cities, villages, townships, and counties that elect to combine government operations. The grants are to offset the costs associated with mergers, inter-local agreements, and cooperative efforts for approved projects that occur on or after October 1, 2011.
Eligible Local Units
All Michigan cities, villages, townships and counties are eligible to submit a grant application.
Criteria:
- Merger of two or more governmental units, occurring on or after October 1, 2011
- Consolidation of departments and/or a unified tax system across 2 or more governmental units
- Cost savings/efficiencies/taxpayer benefit
- Completion timeframe
- Reimbursement of costs occurring on or after June 21, 2011, for mergers, interlocal agreements, and cooperative efforts that occur on
or after October 1, 2011
Application
Round 2 Now Open
Applications are now available for the second round of EVIP grant funding. Applications must be complete and received by the deadline to be considered for funding. The submission of an application does not guarantee a grant award. FY 2012 second round grant applications are due to the Department of Treasury by June 15, 2012.
A total of $5 million was appropriated in FY 2012 for the EVIP grant program. The first round of FY 2012 was opened up on August 2, 2011, and applications were due by November 1, 2011. More than $4 million was awarded to 28 projects in the first round of FY 2012.
FY 2012 Application Packet (round 2) - Due June 15, 2012
FY 2012 EVIP Grant Program Tips
Grant Program Forms
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