{"id":7614,"date":"2020-11-18T11:24:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=7614"},"modified":"2020-11-18T11:24:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:24:30","slug":"new-outdoor-weatherization-grant-opportunity-for-qualified-municipalities-small-businesses-apply-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2020\/11\/18\/new-outdoor-weatherization-grant-opportunity-for-qualified-municipalities-small-businesses-apply-today\/","title":{"rendered":"New Outdoor Weatherization Grant Opportunity for Qualified Municipalities &amp; Small Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>UPDATE &#8211; Due to tremendous response, the grant application site closed to new applicants at 11:59pm on Wednesday, November 18th.<\/h2>\n<p>The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is providing federal CARES Act funds to help qualifying small businesses expand their capacity by adding weatherized, temporary outdoor facilities.\u00a0Grants will be awarded to eligible businesses <strong>and municipalities<\/strong> on a first-come, first-served basis with special consideration given to awarding at least 10 grants in each of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/mdhhs\/Prosperity_Map1_430346_7_626675_7.pdf\">Michigan\u2019s prosperity regions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eligibility for the funding includes a local governmental unit, private business, or non-profit entity, a downtown development tax increment finance authority directly incurring costs by creating temporary spaces or amenities for cold weather outdoor operations of multiple local businesses or for public use (such as new picnic tables, or a commons area within a designated social district as permitted by 124 PA 2020);<\/p>\n<p>If your municipality isn&#8217;t eligible, you may have eligible businesses to share this information with.\u00a0Eligible applicants can begin applying <strong>TODAY<\/strong>, November 18 at <strong>noon<\/strong> EST. The application can accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miwintergrants.org\/submit\">here<\/a> (starting at noon).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbam.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Weatherization-Grant-Flyer-1.pdf\">Weatherization Grant Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbam.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FAQs_final.pdf\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For complete grant information visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbam.org\/weatherization-grants\/\">https:\/\/www.sbam.org\/weatherization-grants\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Jennifer Rigterink is a legislative associate for the League handling economic\u00a0<\/em><em>development, land use and municipal services issues. \u00a0She can be reached at jrigterink@mml.org or 517-908-0305.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE &#8211; Due to tremendous response, the grant application site closed to new applicants at 11:59pm on Wednesday, November 18th. 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