Grants

The MI Local Retirement Grant program was created to help provide relief to the local units of government with the most significant burden from qualified pension and retirement health benefit systems on their annual budget and revenues. Under the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget, the Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) was appropriated $35 million to establish and operate a grant program that provides the most substantial relief to local units of government that experience the greatest burden from qualified pension and retirement health benefit systems on their annual budget and revenues.

The MI Fire Equipment Grant has been established to provide funding for the purchase of fire equipment for our part time, on call or volunteer firefighters.  Under Fiscal Year 2023-23 Budget, the Michigan Department Treasury was appropriated $12 million to establish and operate a grant program to qualified local units of government.  Grant awards are not to exceed $10,000 for eligible Departments and will be administered in a similar form and manner as previous grant programs with stakeholder engagement. 

The Protecting MI Pension Program was created to help Michigan’s underfunded municipal pension systems. Under the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget, the Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) was appropriated $750 million to establish and operate a local unit municipal pension principal payment grant program for qualified retirement systems with a funded ratio below 60%, as defined in the Protecting Local Government Retirement and Benefits Act, Public Act 202 of 2017.

First Responder Training and Recruitment Grant Program supports the efforts of local governments to expand recruitment, improve training, and provide additional professional development and support to first responders in local governments. More than 60 Michigan communities are receiving grant awards from the $5 million grant program.