Project Grant 00E00346

This $460,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program provides funding to the Wildlife Habitat Council, Inc. to conduct ambient air quality monitoring and community engagement activities in environmental justice communities in Detroit, Michigan and the Calumet watershed region of Chicago, Illinois. The...

This $20,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the Southwestern Michigan Commission. The funding will support a multifaceted initiative in Benton Harbor, Michigan to transform the Bobo Brazil Community Center and Garden House into resilience hubs, develop a pilot microgrid system, provide home energy efficiency upgrades, offer workforce training in green...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $476,354 to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to implement three green infrastructure projects in underserved communities in Detroit. The projects will reduce an estimated 1,754,000 gallons of stormwater runoff in the Detroit and Rouge River watersheds through the design and installation of...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded Hazon, Inc. a $120,748 Project Grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund implementation of Hazon's Climate Conversations project to design and conduct a series of 20 environmental education sessions in Detroit, Michigan. The sessions will discuss climate change realities and their disproportionate impacts on disadvantaged communities, providing a framework for transformative individual and...

This $299,922 Project Grant was awarded on September 10, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to The Greening Of Detroit, a non-profit organization located in Detroit, Michigan. The grant funds a project focused on reducing stormwater runoff in eastside Detroit neighborhoods through reforestation efforts. Key products and services to be delivered include strategic planting of diverse tree species in public parks...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy received a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on September 1, 2025, with completion anticipated by September 1, 2027. The primary deliverables include development of a solicitation package for contractor procurement, engineering plans, green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) design specifications, and...

This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) will support the City of Detroit's "Resilient Tree Canopy Initiative". The grant, awarded on August 13, 2024, aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in the Detroit metropolitan area. Key objectives include providing ecosystem services, social...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $9,692,422 Project Grant to The Greening of Detroit under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant will fund a 5-year initiative to increase Detroit's urban tree canopy through community engagement, education, and workforce training programs. The Greening of Detroit, a non-profit organization focused on urban forestry and environmental restoration, will use the funding to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $197,677 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to The Greening Of Detroit, a non-profit organization located in Detroit, Michigan. The grant funding will support tree planting initiatives in Detroit to mitigate the impacts of the emerald ash borer infestation as part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The project aims to enhance the urban tree canopy, manage stormwater, and provide green...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has awarded a $7,561,778 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The purpose of this 5-year grant award is to evaluate gaps in previously collected sediment data within the Detroit River Area of Concern (AOC) in order to further define the scope of future sediment cleanup actions. Key activities include: 1)...