Air quality across the state is being impacted by smoke from Canadian wildfires. Information on current conditions and alerts can be found at Michigan.gov/MiAir
A complete list of all programs within the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
Community involvement and public participation are an essential part of EGLE’s mission, vision, and values.
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Resources and information on utilizing RRD's data exchange and the Inventory of Facilities.
An interactive map displaying contaminated sites throughout Michigan regulated under Parts 213, 201, and 211.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s (EGLE) Water Well Viewer (WWV), is an interactive mapping system that displays water wells along with other information, such as wellhead protection areas, underground storage tanks, and sites of environmental contamination. Water well locations have been identified by address matching, the use of global positioning systems (GPS), and by legal descriptions.
This system allows water well drilling and pump installation contractors to submit water well records.
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Anyone wishing to formally serve legal documents upon the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), or its officers or employees, may do so by the following methods.
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Unlocking Elective Pay is the second grant program under the MI Healthy Climate Challenge, launched in partnership with the Michigan Infrastructure Office Technical Assistance Center. This Challenge will provide grants to develop and deploy strategies that help nonprofits, local and Tribal governments, public school districts, electric cooperatives, houses of worship, and other tax-exempt entities access and utilize federal clean energy tax credits, specifically by using Elective Pay.
What is Elective Pay?
Certain federal clean energy tax credits offer the opportunity to receive a reimbursement of up to 30% to 70% on project costs. Historically, these incentives were largely unavailable to tax-exempt entities, including nonprofits, local governments, and low-income households. However, with the introduction of Elective Pay, tax-exempt entities can claim these same tax credits in the form of cash payments, unlocking significant savings for community-driven clean energy projects. These funds can be used for a range of eligible projects, including solar, energy storage, geothermal installations, and electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
However, these incentives remain underutilized due to complex eligibility requirements, long timelines for reimbursement, and limited awareness or capacity among potential users. This Challenge will invest in strategies that address these barriers and make Elective Pay and clean energy tax credits more accessible and impactful.
This Challenge will support the creation and implementation of planning and/or financial support strategies that help tax-exempt community institutions in Michigan maximize federal clean energy tax credits. Funded projects may include strategies to aggregate and bundle clean energy upgrades across multiple sites, distribute tax credit benefits to low- and moderate-income households, enable tax credit uptake with low-cost financing solutions, support federal guideline compliance, and structure projects to access bonus incentives—ultimately making clean energy more affordable, accessible, and impactful across the state.
A total of $2,000,000 is available through this one-time funding opportunity. Individual grant awards are expected to range from $250,000 to $1,000,000, with approximately 2 to 6 grants anticipated.
Funding requests should align with the scale, complexity, and replicability of the proposed project. This program is intended to support work that enables or accelerates clean energy deployment for tax-exempt or credit-ineligible entities, rather than funding individual projects alone.
Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how they will leverage additional funding sources, such as Elective Pay tax credits, philanthropic grants, private financing, or in-kind support.
The State of Michigan may choose not to allocate all available funds and reserves the right to revise or reopen the application process at a later date.
Please note: This grant is not intended to fund individual clean energy projects that are individually applying for Elective Pay tax credits. Instead, it is designed to support project aggregation models, technical assistance, and financial mechanisms that enable broader access to Elective Pay for tax-exempt or credit-constrained entities that may not have the capacity to pursue these credits on their own.
Eligible applicants are not limited to those directly eligible for Elective Pay under federal tax law. Rather, this grant supports organizations that help enable, aggregate, finance, or facilitate Elective Pay deployment for public, nonprofit, and small-scale beneficiaries.
For-profit organizations may apply only in partnership with, or on behalf of, a nonprofit or public sector entity, and must clearly demonstrate how that entity will meaningfully benefit from and participate in the project.
Applicants based externally to Michigan may apply only in partnership with, or on behalf of, a Michigan-based nonprofit or public sector entity, and must clearly demonstrate how that entity will meaningfully benefit from and participate in the project.
To be considered, applicants must:
This is a competitive, one-time funding opportunity. All applicants must complete a two-step application process, beginning with a required concept paper. Only those invited through this process may submit a full application.
Key Dates:
Applications will be accepted until the deadline.
Please submit to EGLE-OCE@Michigan.gov with the subject line: MHC Challenge#2 Concept Paper Submission (ORGANIZATION NAME)
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If you have any questions or need help at any step of the process, please don’t hesitate to contact us at EGLE-OCE@Michigan.gov. Be sure to include “MI Healthy Climate Challenge” in the subject line to help us respond to your questions more efficiently.
