Eligible Municipalities Encouraged to Participate in Opioid Settlements – April 18th Deadline
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel urges eligible municipalities to voluntarily participate in four opioid settlements that would bring over $446 million to Michigan over 13 years. The participation cutoff date for local governments to [...]
Revenue Sharing Trust Fund Introduced in the House and Senate
A package of bills to create a Revenue Sharing Trust Fund to support Michigan’s cities, villages, townships and counties have been introduced in the Legislature. Senate Bills 182 and 183 sponsored by Senator Michael Webber [...]
MSHDA Missing Middle Funding – Round 2 Opening March 20th
The Michigan State Housing Authority (MSHDA) will officially be opening Round 2 of funding for its Missing Middle Housing Program on Monday, March 20, 2023. The Missing Middle Housing Program is a housing production program designed [...]
March 16th Webinar – National Coastal Resilience Fund Opportunities for Michigan Municipalities
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) annual National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) grant program provides opportunities for Michigan communities and organizations to invest in sustainable, nature-based resilience solutions. Over the next four years, the [...]
Regional Housing Partnership Kick-Off Meetings – Statewide Housing Plan
Join the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), in partnership with MSU Extension and CEDAM, to learn about the role your region can play in the implementation of our first Statewide Housing Plan. Participate in [...]
National League of Cities Rail Safety Sign-On Letter
The tragic events in East Palestine, OH, have resulted in a bipartisan push to pass needed rail safety legislation in the United States Senate. This is an issue close to home for many communities in [...]
Treasury Launches the Protecting MI Pension Grant Program
The Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) has launched of the Protecting MI Pension Grant Program for local units of government. The Protecting MI Pension Grant Program was created to help Michigan’s underfunded municipal pension systems. [...]
Adult-Use Marijuana Payments
The Michigan Department of Treasury is making annual distributions to municipalities and counties that have adult-use marijuana facilities in their jurisdiction that were licensed as of September 30, 2022. The payments consist of taxes and [...]
Michigan Department of Transportation Announce Solicitation for Application
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced the solicitation of applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Local Safety Program encompassing the Highway Safety Improvement (HSIP), Highway Safety Improvement (HSIP) Systemic, and High-Risk Rural [...]
Recently Passed MI Housing Tools Webinar – Friday, February 24 at 10:00 a.m.
Join the Housing Michigan Coalition for a webinar to hear about new and expanded housing tools passed into law at the end of last year. New Tools Include: • Attainable Housing and Rehabilitation Act • [...]
Michigan Municipal League Legislative Committee Work Underway
The League's John LaMacchia and Herasanna Richards talk with the MML's internal legislative committee members at the State Capitol Feb. 9, 2023. The Michigan Municipal League had a tremendously successful kickoff orientation meeting [...]
Governor Whitmer Proposes Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her fifth executive budget recommendation The budget recommendation totals $79 billion, and it includes a general fund total of $14.8 billion and a School Aid Fund total of $19 [...]
NLC’s Congressional Cities Conference Registration Now Open
The National League of Cities Congressional Cities Conference is your chance to hear directly from federal officials about current and upcoming funding opportunities available to your city, town, or village. The conference, taking place March [...]
Recycling Grants Available for Michigan Communities to Improve Residential Recycling
This month, The Recycling Partnership and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced communities with fewer than 10,000 households are eligible for a grant to introduce communitywide projects aimed at reducing recycling [...]
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