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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 14, 2023
Jeff Johnston, EGLE Public Information Officer, [email protected], 517-231-9304
Robert Sweet, Grant Specialist, [email protected], 517-512-9765
19 watershed organizations share $600,000 in EGLE conservation, education grants
Next request for proposals to be available soon
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced 19 grants totaling approximately $600,000 for projects that will support watershed organizations with conservation and educational efforts.
The Watershed Council Support grants are funded under Michigan's Public Act 166 of 2022. Grants are limited to $40,000 per applicant, and the projects will be completed within a year of receiving the grants.
Among the activities funded are organizational and administrative support for watershed organizations; and outreach and educational activities for a variety of watershed issues including new efforts for underrepresented audiences, installing best management practices to control nonpoint sources of pollution, developing watershed management plan elements, water quality and aquatic life monitoring, assessment of environmental justice issues and audiences, and desktop and field inventories of nonpoint sources of pollution.
Michigan-based organizations and projects selected to receive funding:
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Adrian: River Raisin Watershed Council, $39,940.
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Allegan: Allegan Conservation District, $40,000.
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Alma: Healthy Pine River, $31,400.
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Beulah: Benzie Conservation District, $32,338.
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Big Rapids: Muskegon River Watershed Assembly, $25,729.
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Camden: Little Long Lake IN-MI Watershed Association, Inc., $12,750.
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Gaylord: Huron Pines, $12,000.
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Grand Rapids: Kent Conservation District, $40,000.
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Hancock: Copper Country ISD/Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative, $39,419.
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Harbor Springs: Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative, $39,955.
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Kalamazoo: Kalamazoo River Watershed Council, $39,931.
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Marquette: Superior Watershed Partnership, $40,000.
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Petoskey: Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, $39,850.
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Plymouth: Friends of the Rouge, $39,987.
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Rochester Hills: Clinton River Watershed Council, $18,750.
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Saginaw: Saginaw Conservation District, $16,075.
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Saginaw: Saginaw County Health Department, $19,960.
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Taylor: Friends of the Detroit River, $39,988.
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Twin Lake: Muskegon Conservation District, $36,711.
A total of 52 applications requesting over $1.8 million were received in response to the request for proposals.
The grants are issued by EGLE's Nonpoint Source (NPS) Program, which helps local stakeholders reduce pollution and excess runoff by supporting efforts to develop and launch watershed management plans. The NPS program typically issues three requests for proposals each year with the next available later this month. It will be posted at Michigan.gov/NPS.
To stay up to date on EGLE news, follow Michigan.gov/MIEnvironment.
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