Projects are eligible for funds if grant monies are used to increase healthcare access, advance community knowledge of mental and physical health or enhance the overall health of the surrounding population.

Prominent Indigenous journalist Stan Grant has quit television hosting duties in response to online racist abuse over his comments on historic Aboriginal dispossession.

The Trinity Health program provides funding to health-focused projects matching needs found in the hospital system’s community health assessment.

The nonprofit is offering grants of up to $5,000 to local organizations whose missions are to help the Washtenaw County community.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced grants for county fairs to improve buildings across the state.

Fourteen organizations were recipients of recent grants from United Way of Washtenaw County's Opportunity Fund.

The Department of Veterans has announced grant programs to help veterans who are homeless or who are at risk of losing their homes.

“This year’s Power of the Purse grant recipients are working in various ways to address the essential needs of women and their families as they navigate returns to school, work, and greater home stability," said UWWC Vice President of Impact and Advocacy Bridget Herrman.

President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program aims to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of Americans.

Libraries offer a lot more than just books, and there’s even more that’s coming thanks to a huge multi-million-dollar grant.

Concordia University Ann Arbor is helping future educators get funding for teaching certifications through the Michigan Department of Education (MDE).

The Catholic community is at the forefront of the giving season with the fourth annual Granting Celebration.

More than 40 organizations throughout the Great Lakes region are getting some much-needed money to help with restoration projects across several states, including Michigan.

Community Choice Credit Union recently announced the winners of its 2021 scholarships.

On Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced grants awarded under the umbrella of the MI Clean Water plan to help communities statewide strengthen drinking water infrastructure.

Wild Swan Theater is drawing the final curtain after decades of children's theater performances.

At its annual meeting, Ann Arbor SPARK honored leading regional businesses and released its annual report.

At its annual meeting, Ann Arbor SPARK honored leading regional businesses and released its annual report.

The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) is looking for high school students interested in local leadership and civics.

Nine organizations across Michigan will share $650,000 for suicide prevention programs.

DETROIT – Wayne County is disbursing $4 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief grants. This is possible through the “Wayne County Nonprofit COVID-19 Relief Fund” launched in October 2020. “Far too many of our neighbors and families are facing unimaginable hardship and loss, and throughout this crisis, Wayne County nonprofit organizations have stepped up in big ways,” said Evans. Background on the Wayne County Nonprofit Relief Fund:Eligibility requirements for awardees include:Registered 501c3 organizations in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service. Located within Wayne County.

LANSING, Mich. – Relief is coming to Michigan businesses after a board last week approved $58.5 million in grants for economic losses due to the coronavirus pandemic that has strained the state’s economy. It included an allocation to the Michigan Strategic Fund under the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to distribute grants to eligible businesses. The Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program will award $55 million in grants of up to $20,000 for small businesses that were forced to close and grants of up to $15,000 for the businesses partially closed. They must also employ less than 30 full-time employees and can't apply for the Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program. The grants are not first-come first-serve, unlike a $10 million strategic fund program in December when more than 22,000 small businesses raced for about 650 grants.

Recipients include Ann Arbor Public Schools, Recycle Ann Arbor, city of Ypsilanti, Dexter Community Schools, Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority and Washtenaw Regional Resource Management Authority. The department’s support of new research, education and recycling activities in Washtenaw County comes as Michigan sees an increase in curbside recycling as residents work from home, according to a release from EGLE. In addition to the $1.58 million in Washtenaw County grants, EGLE will build on the state-wide Know It Before You Throw It recycling education campaign, which launched last year. Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) was awarded $458,370 to purchase sorting equipment and a new truck. Another goal of the Washtenaw County funding is to reduce the number of contaminated recyclables that end up in recycling bins by providing educational messaging.

LANSING, Mich. – Nearly $2 million in recreation grants will go to local park and trail improvements and developments. The DNR’s recreation passport program has awarded about $12.7 million in grants since being introduced in 2010. The program is tied to license plate registration renewals and more than a third of Michigan registered vehicles now have the recreation passport on their license plate tabs. Ten percent of every recreation passport sale goes to the grant program. “Those visitors represent a direct investment in state parks and local parks, because about $1 from every Recreation Passport purchased funds those local park and recreation grants.”

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The City of Ann Arbor has announced that Sustaining Ann Arbor Together (SA2T) grants have been awarded to 11 community-based organizations over the course of the past summer and fall. The organizations have been given grants based on their efforts to advance community sustainability, including food distribution and community lunch programs, sheltering services, literacy programs, therapeutic art programs, community play spaces and the creation of community gardens. Organizations awarded the SA2T grants are:Shelter Association of Washtenaw CountyPeace Neighborhood CenterChildren’s Literacy NetworkMichigan Ability PartnersNorthside Community CenterArrowwood Hills Community CenterBryant Community CenterCreekside Court Community CenterMiller ManorBaker CommonsAvalon Housing✉ Like what you’re reading? “The Sustaining Ann Arbor Together Grant program is an important vehicle for supporting our community’s innovation and creativity as it relates to advancing local sustainability and climate action,” said City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations manager Missy Stults in a release. The grant program has $100,000 that is divided into grants of $10,000 or less and awarded to local projects.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The American Heart Association and the KLA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of tech company KLA, have partnered together to create the $1.5 million KLA Social Equity Fund. The KLA Social Equity Fund will take a hyper-local focus and is specifically targeted around KLA headquarters locations, including it’s California and Metro Detroit locations, according to a news release. “KLA employees have a long-standing commitment to making a difference in our communities,” said John Van Camp, executive vice president, human resources at KLA. “We’re grateful for this opportunity to work with the American Heart Association and encourage more companies to step up, take action and create real, systemic change for good.”Applications for the fund are now open and will be accepted until Nov. 11. At 11 a.m. on Oct. 21, the American Heart Association will hold a virtual town hall event for nonprofits interested in applying for grants from the KLA Social Equity Fund.

LANSING, Mich. Do you have the juice to drive along Michigan streets, roads and highways? The state Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) wants to make sure operators of electric vehicles have enough places to plug in. Nearly $1.7 million in EGLE Charge Up Michigan Program grants will partially fund 36 EV DC fast charging stations with a total of 76 plug-in points for automobiles and light-utility vehicles along well-traveled routes. Public and private entities still can apply for EGLE grants of up to $70,000 per station. Funding for the grants comes from more than $9.7 million allocated to Michigan from the Volkswagen diesel emissions settlement.

ANN ARBOR The Ypsilanti District Library and the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development in Ann Arbor have received over $490,000 in combined grant monies to strengthen library services and community connectedness. The Ypsilanti District Library received $249,788 in grant funding, which will develop its early literacy program, TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten. Ann Arbor-based not-for-profit organization University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, also known as Internet2, received a total of $242,640. The grant funding will go towards improving the organizations Broadband Toolkit and custom Broadband Improvement Plan. The two resources help librarians understand broadband infrastructure and internal information technology environments, as well as advocate for library broadband infrastructure needs.

ANN ARBOR Six Washtenaw County organizations have received a combined $90,000 in grants from the United Way of Washtenaw County COVID-19 Community Recovery Fund. We established the Recovery Fund because we recognized community needs related to COVID-19 are not going to go away anytime soon. United Way is grateful to the donors who responded quickly and generously to create significant, equitable and meaningful impact.The COVID-19 Community Recovery Fund was launched to meet the critical needs and emerging needs of individuals and communities that have been impacted financially by the pandemic. The fund is UWWCs second phase of COVID-19 relief being given to community organizations. The ongoing Recovery Fund is still accepting donations from community members.

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. Le Culture Caf is one of the newest restaurants in Downtown Detroit. READ: Deadline approaching for small businesses to apply for $50 million in grantsBut just like other small businesses, they had to think outside of the box when they were forced to close their doors because of coronavirus (COVID-19). Both Wayne County and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation are offering small businesses in Wayne County financial help. Its called the Wayne County Back to Work: Small Business Readiness Grant. Were going to take that $7.5 Million, put it with our $50 Million and expand the program a little bit, said Wayne County Assistant County Executive and Economic Development Executive Director Khalil Rahal.

MSCOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Small businesses have until June 24 to submit an application for Macomb County’s Small Business Sustainability Grant. “The business community in Macomb County has helped us respond to this public health crisis in so many ways,” Hackel said. “Our small business sustainability grant will aid us in reacting to the economic crisis we now face. Our objective is to inject much needed resources into our economy by supporting local companies.”The small business sustainability grant program and application process is currently open. The grants are part of the Macomb County CARES for Small Business Program, a $70 million initiative made possible through the county’s $152 million allocation of federal CARES Act funding.

Since 2011, the Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation has been handing out no-strings-attached micro-grants to help fund projects in and around Washtenaw County. A chapter of the Awesome Foundation, a Boston-based micro-philanthropic organization, Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation has given out almost 100 monthly grants of $1,000 powered by its trustees. The whole concept is designed to be as low-hassle and as no-strings-attached as possible, said Patrick Dunn, dean of the Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation. While most grant applications in recent months have been related to the pandemic, Dunn said the Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation receives applications from a broad range of projects. We would love to make it one of the 12 grants that we give out every year, potentially.Find more information about previous Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation grantee projects here.

LANSING, Mich. From Muskegon to Midland to Marquette, Michigan counties are securing and distributing COVID-19 emergency funding to veterans through the states new County Veteran Service Fund Emergency Relief (CVSF-ER) program. To date, 12 counties have been approved for a total of nearly $1.1 million in CVSF-ER funding, while eight other counties are close to securing another $253,819 in the emergency relief assistance for a working total of $1.3 million. In addition, at least 16 counties so far are either participating or plan to participate in a CVSF-ER grocery voucher program for veterans through the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) and Meijer. As the central coordinating agency for Michigans 550,000-plus veterans and their families, the MVAA facilitates the CVSF-ER program. The CVSF-ER program is another premier benefit that makes Michigan an ideal place for serving veterans and their families.Related headlines:

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)s PlanetM initiative is awarding more than $280,000 in technology innovation grants to companies developing solutions to mobility challenges related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The contactless delivery method will be used in Grand Rapids and Rochester and is meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Penske Vehicle Services -- $28,000The Troy-based vehicle services company is developing temporary barriers to increase physical separation between front seat drivers and back seat passengers. RCO Engineering -- $28,000Like Penske Vehicle Services, the Michigan-based RCO Engineering will also develop temporary partitions to separate front seat drivers from back seat passengers. Officials say the city of Detroit will provide vehicles that will be installed with the barriers.

DETROIT – Dearborn, in partnership with community organizations, is launching a small business relief grant program for businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. The Dearborn Small Business Relief Grant application opens on Monday, April 27, with a May 1 deadline, for grants up to $5,000 providing small businesses with 17 employees or less and sole proprietors located in Dearborn working capital during the COVD-19 crisis. Business owners who previously have been awarded a Michigan Small Business Relief Grant or the Wayne County/TCF Small Business Relief Loan Fund are not eligible to apply. Through a partnership initiated by NEI, the Dearborn Small Business Grant is being led and administered by ACCESS, the City of Dearborn, East and West Dearborn Downtown Development Authorities, and Warren and Dix/Vernor Business District Improvement Authorities. “This crisis has been a gut punch for every business owner out there,” said Cristina Sheppard-Decius, executive director of the East and West Dearborn DDAs.

Macomb County is awarding relief grants to 148 small businesses in the county to help mitigate any financial impact caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Related: Coronavirus in Michigan: Here’s where we stand todayMacomb County Planning & Economic Development earlier announced plans to assist 90 to 150 small businesses in the county. Macomb County was awarded $800,000 to distribute among small businesses from the Michigan Small Business Relief Program, officials said. Macomb County donated $30,000 to the cause for a total of $930,000 to aid small businesses. We organized an application process, fairly quickly, to disburse these relief funds to our businesses,” said Vicky Rad, director of Macomb County Planning and Economic Development.