Grants
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Grants (2007)
The following is a list of grants awarded in this program area last year. In addition, both archived grant lists and promising projects for this program area are available at the bottom of the page. For a list of current year grants, click here.
Protecting the Environment
Charlevoix and Emmet Counties
Central Michigan University
$14,000Land purchase (120 acres) to buffer an ecologically significant wetland preserve located on Beaver Island.
www.cmich.edu
Conservation Resource Alliance
$10,000Removal and restoration of the Green River Trout Farm dam in the Jordan River watershed.
www.rivercare.org
Friends of the Jordan River Watershed
$30,000Comprehensive sediment loading study for the Jordan River with recommended mitigation plan.
www.friendsofthejordan.org
HARBOR, Inc.
$10,000Support for efforts to expand and deepen HARBOR, Inc.'s base of support and long-term sustainability.
www.harborinc.org
HeadWaters Land Conservancy, Inc.
$20,000Support for a campaign to protect the integrity of the AuSable River Basin in perpetuity through stewardship and conservation easements.
www.headwatersconservancy.org
Little Traverse Conservancy
$30,000Acquisition of an 85-acre parcel of land with 6,800 feet of Jordan River frontage.
www.landtrust.org
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
$12,000Support for components of a comprehensive watershed protection and restoration program - the Treasure Lake Charlevoix project.
www.watershedcouncil.org
Grand Rapids Area
Coldwater River Watershed Council
$2,500Water quality monitoring and testing in the Coldwater River Watershed to determine, through DNA testing, the type of E.Coli polluting this high-quality river.
www.coldwaterriver.org
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
$10,000Exploration of a possible new nonprofit organization that would enhance the City of Grand Rapids' parks system by developing resources and engaging citizens.
www.grfoundation.org
Grand Valley Metropolitan Council
$10,000The design of the Cherry Street On-Street Trail Link - a connector between recreation trails at Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids and the Kent Trails near John Ball Park.
www.gvmc.org
Michigan State University
$19,500Support for the preservation of 1,000 acres of farmland and open space on the Fruit Ridge through a land conservancy-type approach.
www.msue.msu.edu/portal/default.cfm?pageset_id=27672
The Nature Conservancy, Michigan Chapter
$35,000Flat River Tract Stewardship Funds: To support The Nature Conservancy’s land acquisition for a preserve near Grand Rapids' Flat River.
www.nature.org/michigan
West Michigan Trails & Greenways Coalition
$4,500For the R2Trail project, a planning effort which may eventually connect the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail in Montcalm and Gratiot counties with the larger West Michigan Trail Network via the city of Lowell.
www.wmtrails.org
State of Michigan
Michigan Environmental Council
$100,000Assure ongoing attention to the health of the Great Lakes through an endowment fund.
www.mecprotects.org
Michigan State University
$2,500Support for an effort to implement land use projects that will lead to economic prosperity in west and northern Michigan.
www.landpolicy.msu.edu