ROCKWOOD, Mich. – Several smaller communities across Michigan, including in Metro Detroit, are receiving grants from the state to improve some of their roadways.
The state announced Thursday, March 28 that 17 Michigan villages and cities with populations less than 10,000 will receive road funding grants that total $3.1 million. The money is being allocated through the Community Service Infrastructure Fund, which specifically focuses on funding road projects in smaller communities.
The funds will be split up in grants ranging from $97,000 to $250,000. The grant money will go toward existing projects that include road resurfacing, culvert replacement, pavement crack sealing, and “other preservative measures,” according to a press release from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office.
The table below shows what communities the grants are going to, and what roads are included in the projects.
Small cities and villages that have populations less than 10,000 people, according to 2020 census data, can apply for funding from the Community Service Infrastructure Fund. The program, also known as “TEDF Category B” helps provide “provide additional road funding to the smallest communities in Michigan, particularly those with limited ability to fund road projects,” the state says.
Money granted from this program can only cover a maximum of 50% of eligible project costs -- up to $250,000. Only certain road projects are eligible for this grant, including “reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or capital preventative maintenance of city or village streets and stormwater improvements needed for the road project.”
Learn more about Michigan’s Community Service Infrastructure Fund here.