Mich. opens $14M to RFP applications for high water damage
Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced that it’s 2023 High Water Infrastructure Grant Program is now accepting Requests for Proposal (RFP) applications through Nov. 30, 2022.
The grant program is planning a one-time distribution of up to $14.25 million to support infrastructure projects that address flooding, stormwater management, coastline erosion, and urban heat.
EGLE says that funding is available statewide but is restricted to infrastructure and planning projects that directly address impacts and vulnerabilities presented by Great Lakes high water and severe weather events.
More information and application forms are available on the Michigan Coastal Management Program website.
In response to record high Great Lakes levels in 2019-20, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) temporarily expedited the shoreline protection permit process for homes or structures at risk of damage. EGLE approved more than 2,200 shoreline protection permits from October 2019 through September 2020 – three times as many as in the previous year and nearly 10 times as many as in Fiscal Year 2014. Although water levels have since receded, eligible applicants are encouraged to plan for the next high water cycle – made more unpredictable by the effects of climate change on Great Lakes precipitation and temperatures.
Eligible groups include local and regional units or councils of government, and public or nonprofit organizations with sponsorship from local units of government.
