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In January 2021, the Biden-Harris administration introduced the Justice40 Initiative which directs 40% of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments go to  disadvantaged communities that are identified as marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. As of January 2023, new tools have been created to help identify these disadvantaged communities. The Michigan Municipal League and Foundation want to ensure that … Read More

The Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is seeking community proposals to implement hazard mitigation projects funded through low-interest loans under the new “Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program.”    U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, created and secured funding for this program as part of his “Safeguarding Tomorrow … Read More

Learn How to Make a Gift and Maximize Its Impact Michigan is fortunate to have a wide variety of nonprofit organizations working on missions that matter. Our nonprofits represent the best of our state and demonstrate that Michiganders are caring, generous people committed to helping each other thrive. Michigan nonprofits support people of every identity including gender, race, age, ability, … Read More

Spring is finally here, and the Michigan Municipal League Foundation is gearing up for an exciting season filled with great programs. Last month, we held our first press conference for MI Water Navigator which you can learn more about here.  This month, we’re focused on our Bridge Builders Microgrants program and why this program makes such an impact across the … Read More

This article was originally published in March/April 2022 issue of The Review, the Michigan Municipal League’s official magazine. To read the full publication, click here.  Leaders in municipalities of all sizes, from very small rural townships and villages to larger, urban areas see the arts as an important element of place. Often, this understanding of the arts is focused on … Read More

The Michigan Municipal League Foundation announced today recipients of its Bridge Builders microgrant program. The projects supported include 17 grant recipients that reimagined the future of their communities in a way that value and celebrate individual well-being, diversity, and culture as local community assets. The Bridge Builders Project began as a pilot program in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 … Read More

Let’s embrace our culture and re-imagine what places that truly support people look like. How do we take cues from the positive ways that we are spending our time during a crisis and build on those things moving forward?… Read More

To curb the spread of COVID-19 in Michigan, Governor Whitmer announced that garden centers inside stores over 50,000 square feet could no longer serve customers in person. (You can read the full executive order here.) This order caused some confusion and upset for people in Michigan as many have turned to backyard gardening to make sure they have food to … Read More

There were a record number of recipients for the Tim Doyle Scholarship this year. This scholarship assists elected officials in attending Michigan Municipal League training. Six officials from five communities – Allen Park, Grosse Pointe Farms, Frankenmuth, Saugatuck and Westland – received scholarships to attend the League’s Elected Officials Academy Weekender training that took place in Frankenmuth last month. The … Read More