GLIN==> Workshop Summary Now Available // Funding Opportunities for Michigan's Areas of Concern

** WORKSHOP SUMMARY INFORMATION AVAILABLE **

Summary information is now available online (
<http://glc.org/spac/workshop-aug09recap.html>
http://glc.org/spac/workshop-aug09recap.html) for the workshop Building
Capacity and Partnerships to Restore Michigan's Great Lakes Areas of Concern
Under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative,  that was held Tuesday, August
4 at the Michigan State University Union in East Lansing, Mich.

In his FY2010 budget, President Obama proposed $475 million for a Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative, with a substantial portion dedicated to
cleaning up the Great Lakes Areas of Concern. The purpose of the workshop
was to identify restoration priorities in Michigan's 14 Areas of Concern and
develop partnerships and other arrangements to prepare proposals and seek
funding for key restoration projects. At the workshop, staff from the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality reviewed restoration needs in
Michigan's Areas of Concern. Representatives from U.S. EPA and other federal
agencies discussed funding opportunities under the Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative. Local leaders from Michigan's Areas of Concern were also present
to discuss restoration needs, network with project partners and consider
next steps for preparing funding proposals. The workshop convened
participants working to clean up Michigan's Great Lakes Areas of Concern, as
well as partners who could help develop and implement proposals for cleanup
projects. Representatives from public agencies, environmental and
conservation organizations, foundations, colleges and universities,
consulting firms and other groups were in attendance. 
Please see  <http://glc.org/spac/workshop-aug09recap.html>
http://glc.org/spac/workshop-aug09recap.html for more information. 

 

Erika Jensen 
Program Specialist 
Great Lakes Commission 
2805 S. Industrial Hwy., Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791 
ph: 734.971.9135 
e: ejensen at glc.org 

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