Nine Michigan cities sharing $4.5M in infrastructure grants

Nine Michigan cities sharing $4.5M in infrastructure grants | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has announced that nine cities will share $4.5 million in Downtown Infrastructure Grant funds for public infrastructure improvements.
Gov. Rick Snyder touted the distribution, saying the funding would "help ensure the continued vitality of communities and strengthen our ability to attract and retain young professionals and small businesses."
The nine communities will provide a total of $3.4 million in matching funds for the projects, which will all be located in traditional downtowns.
The funding also requires that projects be completed within one year and will incorporate innovative design elements.
The communities chosen for awards are the cities of Croswell, Grand Haven, Hart, Imlay City, Iron River, South Haven, Tawas City and the villages of Fowlerville and Lyons.
Funding projects include:
Grand Haven: $711,449 for Washington Avenue linkage project. Match: $237,150.
Hart: $294,000 for streetscape and parking improvements. Match: $196,000.
DIG, a Community Development Block Grant program, provides public infrastructure improvement funding to projects located in a traditional downtown.
The program is intended for Michigan nonentitlement communities, specifically low- to moderate-income communities that do not receive funding directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Projects must benefit the entire community to be eligible for the funding.