Cooperative Agreement P17AC01375

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Underground Railroad, a nonprofit organization based in Saginaw, Michigan, received a $276,790 Project Grant award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The funding supports the organization's operations and expansion of CoC Program projects designed to address homelessness in the...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $168,562 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to Eastern Michigan University, in partnership with Michigan State and Wayne State Universities. This two-year grant supports a residential summer institute for 25 middle and high school educators to explore the complexity of American governance and civic participation, with a focus on the history and impact of the Supreme Court's...

The Motown Historical Museum in Detroit, Michigan will receive $493,770 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program to implement a general collection preservation and reorganization project. As part of the project, the museum will hire curatorial and archival staff to inventory, rehouse, and improve storage conditions for over 20,000 artifacts currently on exhibit or in storage, including musical instruments,...

The Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission will receive $166,750 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. The Commission will build the capacity of five African American anchor institutions in Buffalo, New York - the Michigan Street Baptist Church, Nash House Museum, Historic Colored Musicians Club and Museum, and WUFO 1080 AM Black Radio History Collective - by developing...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation under the YouthBuild federal grant program (CFDA 17.274). The grant funds will support services from May 2022 through September 2022 to equip underserved youth in Detroit, Michigan with the education and employment skills needed to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Specifically, the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation will deliver...

Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Detroit received a $1.5 million Project Grant award dated September 19, 2025, under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929), administered by the National Park Service in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services. The award funds a physical preservation project to replace the roofs of Historic Fort Wayne, a nationally significant historic property...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the City of Detroit under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941). The purpose of this 18-month grant is to address roadway safety challenges and traffic fatalities that disproportionately impact minority populations in Detroit. The grant will fund the installation of a real-time data solution to identify root causes of traffic...

The Detroit Institute of Arts received a $100,400 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to develop virtual and in-person educational resources for students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum will create online video content and virtual field trips to allow for interaction with its collection from remote locations. It will also distribute educational kits to individual schools and homes...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,458,000 Project Grant to Ser-Metro Detroit Jobs For Progress, Inc. under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). Funding will support services from May 2022 through September 2025 to equip underserved youth in Detroit, Michigan with the education and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Specifically, grant funds will provide post-secondary education and training opportunities, including...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $221,106.20 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) on August 29, 2022 to the Michigan Department of Transportation. This Formula Grant will fund hot mix asphalt cold milling and resurfacing, concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk, sidewalk ramps, drainage, and pavement markings on various routes throughout the City of Detroit. The project includes work on E Lafayette from I-375 to Mt...