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Registration is now open for the 2020 Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference, a first-of-its-kind regional conference hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The conference will focus on the water infrastructure challenges faced by the Great Lakes region and solutions to those challenges. Over 800 attendees [...]

The day after the Governor announced her Rebuilding Michigan plan, the State Transportation Commission (STC) approved the $3.5 billion bonding program. The program will add and expand 122 major new road projects and nearly double the amount available to fix state roads over the next five years, from $3.8 billion...

The Governor delivered her second State of the State speech to the Legislature and expressed the need to focus on action and getting to work to fix Michigan’s roads. The speech focused on four key themes, infrastructure, jobs and the economy, education and healthcare. On infrastructure, she announced that she [...]

After months of keeping persistent and saying “Rebuild With Us” by the National League of Cities members and supporters, the U.S. House Democrats today released a plan to support the nation’s infrastructure. Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an infrastructure bill this morning. The House is releasing their new infrastructure framework today [...]

For the past several months both the Senate and House have been working on a package of bills to reform the transportation landscape in Michigan. This week the Senate passed the majority of the bills they have been discussing. The League has been involved in the negotiation of this package [...]

The 2020 Community Policing Development Microgrants Program is a competitive grant program designed to advance the practice of community policing by providing funding to local, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies. Applicants are invited to propose demonstration or pilot projects to be implemented in their agency that offer creative ideas [...]

The 2020 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is a competitive grant program designed to advance public safety through community policing by addressing the full-time sworn officer needs of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide. CHP provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new or rehire existing career [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is pleased to announce the availability of funds for local agency use to attend the 25th Annual Michigan Traffic Safety Summit. The Summit will be held at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing, Michigan, on March 10 and 11, 2020. MDOT [...]

The US Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) has announced the FY 2020 round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program. The Notice of Funding Opportunity has been posted on the Build America Bureau website. Additional information on how to apply, frequently asked questions and the Department’s [...]

As part of its series of five road commissioner-oriented training modules (15-25 minute videos) giving a high-level overview of the Local Agency Pavement Warranty Program, the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) has scheduled a live-from-Michigan Tech webinar to take a “deeper dive” into the specifics of implementing and documenting pavement [...]