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Grant funds available for water quality projects
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LANSING EGLE s Nonpoint Source (NPS) Program announced the availability of about $4.3 million in state and federal funds. These funds are to restore impaired waters or protect high quality waters.
Funds should be available in Spring 2022 for the selected projects. Projects require a 25 percent local match and can be up to three years long. All projects must include activities recommended in Department approved watershed management plans.
Eligible applicants include:
• Conservation districts;
• Public and private colleges and universities; and
• Incorporated not for profit organizations with current 501(c)(3) status under the Internal Revenue Code
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18 watershed organizations awarded EGLE conservation, education grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Robert Sweet, Nonpoint Source Grants Coordinator, SweetR@Michigan.gov, 517-612-9765
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced 18 grants totaling $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 2020. Grants were limited to $40,000 per applicant and the projects must be put into action within a year of receiving the grants.
Among the projects funded: Environmental outreach to targeted audiences including underserved communities and non-English speaking households; monitoring to detect and control aquatic invasive species and support boat cleaning stations; support watershed management planning; support farm-based conservation planning; and coordinate water quality monitoring among local units of go