The Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) will restore one acre of wetland habitat on the campus of Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan under a $810,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5. The wetland restoration activities are funded through October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025 under the EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) program (CFDA #66.469). Specifically, ARC will address three Beneficial Use Impairments in the Rouge...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC), a non-profit organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The grant will fund the creation of 4 acres of wetland habitat adjacent to the Middle Rouge River in the City of Westland, Michigan, within the Rouge River Area of Concern. The project aims to address three beneficial use...
The Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) was awarded a $5,008,595 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) federal grant program. Through this award, ARC will restore 12.5 acres of lake, wetland/wet meadow, and riparian habitat in the Rouge River Area of Concern to address three beneficial use impairments related to degraded fish and wildlife populations, benthic degradation, and loss of...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $3,500,000 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) to restore and enhance 14 acres of habitat and 500 feet of stream in the Rouge River Area of Concern in Michigan. The key activities include preparing a quality assurance project plan, conducting the bidding process to select a construction contractor, and overseeing the...
The City of Troy, Michigan will receive $100,000 through a Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 66.469) to develop designs for stream and riparian habitat restoration along 1,500 feet of stream and 4 acres of riparian areas within the Rouge River Area of Concern. The designs will address degraded fish and wildlife populations, benthic degradation, and loss of fish and...
Washtenaw County, Michigan will receive $5.1 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program to restore portions of Johnson Creek in the Rouge River Area of Concern. Through this Project Grant award dating from September 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025, the County will restore 6 acres of riparian habitat and 2 miles of stream. Specific activities include creating a more diverse and natural stream bed with over...
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 Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $327,225 Project Grant to the Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) on January 20, 2021 to support efforts under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program through May 30, 2025. The grant funding will support ARC's work to reduce runoff in the Rouge River Area of Concern in Michigan through activities such as assisting with forest resources management and conservation, producing and distributing tree seeds and seedlings, and...
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)...
This $2,241,767 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) will enable the Southeast Michigan Council Of Governments Fund to create the Advancing Environmental Quality of Life in Underserved Communities Grants Program. The program will provide technical support, capacity building, and guidance to up to 15 local government entities in Southeast Michigan to implement green...