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January 4 2016

Grants available for volunteer efforts to clean Michigan’s waters

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DEQ Dept of Environmental Quality Logo The DEQ and Great Lakes Commission today announced the availability of $25,000 for small grants to support local efforts to clean up Michigan rivers, streams and creeks.

Michigan’s Volunteer River, Stream, and Creek Cleanup Program supports grants to local units of government to help clean Michigan waterways. Local units of government may partner with nonprofit organizations or other volunteer groups to carry out the work. A 25 percent minimum local match is required.

The program is funded by fees from the sale of Michigan’s specialty water quality protection license plates, available from the Secretary of State’s Office.

The application deadline is Jan. 25, 2016. The grant application package is available at http://projects.glc.org/streamclean/app16.htm. Applications are reviewed and assessed by the DEQ and Great Lakes Commission, with final decisions anticipated in April 2016.

To learn more about the grant program, contact Laura Kaminski, Great Lakes Commission, at 734-971-9135 or laurak@glc.org. Questions about the grant application process should be directed to Gary Kohlhepp, DEQ Water Resources Division, at 517-284-5540 or kohlheppg@michigan.gov.

Grant Opportunity: NOAAs B-WET Great Lakes Competition/RFP

The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (Great Lakes Region) is seeking proposals under the Great Lakes Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program, supported by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The Great Lakes B-WET Program is a competitive grant program that supports existing, high quality environmental education programs, fosters the growth of new, innovative programs, and encourages capacity building and partnership development for environmental education programs throughout the entire Great Lakes watershed. Successful projects provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for students and related professional development for teachers, while advancing regional Great Lakes education and environmental priorities.
For details on the FY16 Great Lakes B-WET grant competition, please go to www.thunderbay.noaa.gov/B-WET or link directly to the full Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement at: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html More