Deadline: 7-Mar-22
Applications are now open for the Volunteer Stream Cleanup Grant Program to provide small grants to local units of government to help implement trash cleanup of rivers, streams, and creeks to improve the waters in Michigan.
Funding Information
$25,000 is available for grants (ranging from $500 to $5,000) to support local units of governments in efforts to clean up garbage from Michigan’s rivers, streams, and creeks. This 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.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, applicants must meet all the following:
- Local units of government are eligible to receive grant funding. A local unit of government is defined as any of the following: a county, city, village, or township or an agency thereof; a county drain commissioner’s office; a conservation district established under Part 93, Soil Conservation Districts, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA), 1994. Local units of government may partner with nonprofit or other volunteer organizations to carry out the cleanups.
- Supply proof of a successful financial audit of the applicant organization conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards for a period ending within the two years immediately preceding the RFP due date, as demonstrated by an Independent Auditor’s Report signed by a Certified Public Accountant from a Comprehensive Annual Report. Note: The audit date (on or after March 7, 2020) is based on the audit period and not the date of the audit or the audit letter.
- Must not have had a grant revoked or terminated or demonstrated an inability to manage a grant or meet the obligations in a project contract within the 24-month period immediately preceding the application.
- Entities that do not meet the requirements above may partner with an eligible local unit of government (defined above) that will serve as the primary applicant and fiduciary agent for the grant.
For more information, visit Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps).
For more information, visit https://micorps.net/stream-monitoring/stream-grants/