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Infrastructure affects your daily life, from roads and bridges to drinking water, wastewater, energy, and communications systems. The Michigan Infrastructure Council (MIC) is creating a Citizens Guide to Infrastructure Systems and wants input from local units of government. As part of the process of developing this Guide, MIC has created [...]

We are sharing the following information from the Michigan Department of Treasury and ask that you consider providing comments on the revised F-65 forms. Intended Audience: Any local government employee or vendor, including clerks, treasurers, elected officials, finance directors, city, township, or village managers, auditors, accounting staff, certified public accountants [...]

Local governments in Southeast Michigan can now apply for grants through the 2026-2027 Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund to support projects that strengthen community resilience, reduce stormwater impacts, improve water quality, restore habitat, and expand access to public natural areas. Individual grants typically range from $150,000 to $400,000, with most grant funding [...]

Michigan local governments can now apply for FY 2025 funding through the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). The application period is open through Oct. 11, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EST. This funding cycle prioritizes critical infrastructure, with the strongest focus on publicly owned water and wastewater systems, followed [...]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering sweeping new rules that could significantly limit how cities manage wireline telecommunications infrastructure in public rights-of-way. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployments (WC Docket No. 25-253), according to the FCC is intended to accelerate broadband construction [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is pleased to announce the solicitation of applications for candidate projects for the Local Grade Separation Program. Selected projects may be funded during 2027-2029 fiscal years (FY). Do not submit projects that cannot commit to beginning construction by FY 2029. The applications can be [...]

As you are aware from recent news stories, at least a dozen states have had cyberattacks on their water systems in the last few weeks. This includes Michigan, where nine communities had direct attacks on their systems. As leaders of Michigan’s municipalities, you may be asking: What are some of [...]

This week, the governor signed the state budget, the school aid budget, and several bills that were negotiated as part of the budget deal. Below is a quick recap of the key bills that were signed. Economic Development: The governor signed three bipartisan bills to expand local abatement and transformational [...]

The Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) is re-opening the Fire Equipment Grant Program. Applications for the Fire Equipment Grant Program are now available for electronic submission. The due date for submissions is September 30, 2026. Below is a brief overview of the grant program. Purpose: The Fire Equipment Grant Program was [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Office of Rail is now soliciting competitive applications from local road agencies who partner with railroads to improve the condition of railroad crossing surfaces within their communities. There is no cost or obligation for local road agencies to participate in this program. If selected, [...]