Grants

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Grants (2008)

Community Capital Projects

Charlevoix and Emmet Counties

Alanson Area Public Library

$15,250

Support for the remodeling of the fire hall to create a new library.
www.alansonlibrary.com

Encouraging Civic Progress

Charlevoix and Emmet Counties

Lakeshore Community Church of Boyne City, Inc.

$10,000

Support for a program of preventative healthcare for uninsured or underinsured families in Charlevoix county.

Grand Rapids Area

Citizens Research Council of Michigan

$9,000

Support for an assessment of the level of joint service provision among the Kent county core urban cities.
www.crcmich.org

Disability Advocates of Kent County

$10,000

Support for a West Michigan regional transportation planning project.
www.disabilityadvocates.us

Midtown Neighborhood Association

$10,000

Support for a comprehensive feasibility study and strategic plan for the expansion and modernization of the Fulton Street Farmer's Market.

Oakdale Neighbors

$5,000

Support for an urban forest project to provide aesthetic enhancement and traffic calming in this central city neighborhood.
www.oakdaleneighbors.org

The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area

$250,000

Support for the establishment of the new MSU Bioeconomy Institute to encourage regional economic development.
www.cfhz.org

Van Andel Research Institute

$500,000

Support for the "Bringing Hope to Life" capital campaign that includes an endowed chair for Parkinson's research.
www.vai.org

West Michigan Strategic Alliance

$120,000

Support for an effort to advance regional development.
www.wm-alliance.org

State of Michigan

The Center for Michigan, Inc.

$150,000

Support for the launch of the "Michigan's Defining Moment" public engagement campaign.
www.thecenterformichigan.net

Enhancing the Lives of Children and Their Families

Grand Rapids Area

Children's Assessment Center

$3,500

Support for the production of a video designed to stimulate development activity in an effort to strengthen organizational sustainability.
www.cac-kent.org

Grand Rapids Community Foundation

$75,700

Support for an initiative to encourage improved urban education.
www.grfoundation.org

Newaygo County Community Services

$120,000

Support for a capital campaign to expand and winterize Lang Lodge at Camp Newaygo.
www.campnewaygo.org

Nurturing Community Arts

Charlevoix and Emmet Counties

City Opera House Heritage Association, Inc.

$35,000

Start-up programming assistance to establish the Opera House as a professionally-managed venue serving northern Michigan.
www.cityoperahouse.org

Little Traverse Civic Theatre

$5,000

Support for Little Traverse Civic Theatre's rehearsal and office space expansion efforts.
www.ltct.org

Protecting the Environment

Grand Rapids Area

City of Grand Rapids

$60,000

Support for Green Grand Rapids - a community planning effort that focuses on quality of life issues including greening, connectivity, natural systems, the Grand River, recreation and public health.
www.greengrandrapids.us

Kent County Parks Foundation

$346,000

Assistance to purchase 111 acres in the center of the 1,500-acre Millennium Park and construct 16 miles of interior trails including connections to the regional trail network.
www.millenium-park.org

Land Conservancy of West Michigan

$20,000

Support for the Campaign for Lost Lake/Mierendorf Property to add 64 acres to Muskegon State Park for outdoor recreation and to protect important wildlife habitat.
www.naturenearby.org

Timberland Resource & Development Area Council, Inc.

$12,000

Launch the targeting of high risk sediment yield and aquatic habitats using the web based High Impact Targeting of Pollutants from Land Use System (HITS-PLUS) tool.
www.natureandpeople.org

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