Gov. Rick Snyder will award $5.4 million to eleven municipalities to help fund various improvement projects, including water system and public safety enhancements as well as technology upgrades through the Financially Distressed Cities, Villages, and Townships (FDCVT) grant program. Snyder previously announced a $2 million award for the City of Flint.
Municipalities are eligible to apply for a FDCVT grant if they are experiencing one or more conditions indicative of “probable financial stress,” as defined by Public Act 436 of 2012, the Local Financial Stability and Choice Act.
“The municipalities that applied for and have now been approved for this special funding are among those that have faced significant financial challenges in recent years,” Snyder said. “These grants will go a long way to ensure these cities can improve the public services their residents expect and deserve.”
Under the grant program, funding may be used to pay for specific projects, services, or strategies that move a city, village, or township toward financial stability. There was $5 million appropriated for the program with a $400,000 carryover from the previous fiscal year. The FDCVT program has a $2 million cap, per local unit.
The following communities will receive funding this year, with projects and amounts noted (alphabetical order):
City of Allen Park
$270,187
Provide an emergency generator for public safety.
City of Benton Harbor
$25,000
Public safety enhancement through replacement and upgrade of police camera system.
$400,000
Water system enhancement through water main replacements.
City of Ecorse
$30,000
Public safety enhancement through police body cameras.
City of Flint
$2,000,000
Water system enhancement through reconnection to Detroit Water and Sewer Department.
City of Hamtramck
$90,000
Public safety enhancement through replacement and upgrade of police camera system.
City of Highland Park
$1,505,000
Water system enhancement through maintenance to water system.
City of Inkster
$244,968
Public safety enhancement through deployment of a community relations police officer.
$318,993
Public safety enhancement through replacement and upgrade of police and fire radios.
$218,367
Public safety enhancement through fleet replacement of police vehicles.
City of Lincoln Park
$21,000
Public safety enhancement through replacement and upgrade of fire technology.
City of Melvindale
$94,800
Public safety enhancement through fleet replacement of police vehicles and replacement and upgrade of technology.
City of River Rouge
$171,833
Public safety enhancement of dispatch and jail services.
City of Wayne
$25,389
Public safety enhancement through fleet replacement of police vehicle.
All appropriated funding has been spent. No future rounds will occur in FY 2016.
