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A bulletin of the Michigan Clean Water Corps

January 21, 2011 

 

	

 


Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grants Now Available under the Michigan Clean
Water Corps Program 

The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps <http://www.micorps.net/> ) is
pleased to announce the release of two grant application packages for
volunteer stream monitoring in Michigan: the Volunteer Stream Monitoring
Grant Program <http://www.micorps.net/streamgrants.html>  and the Volunteer
Stream Monitoring Start-Up Grant Program
<http://www.micorps.net/streamgrants.html> . Both grant programs are offered
under MiCorps, a network of volunteer monitoring programs in Michigan. Up to
a total of $50,000 is available this year to fund awards under the two grant
programs listed below. 

The application deadline for both programs is Monday, February 14, 2011, at
5:00 PM. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. 

Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grant Program: www.micorps.net/app/gap11.html

The Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grant Program provides grants for volunteer
groups to monitor benthic macroinvertebrate communities and habitat
characteristics in wadeable streams and rivers. The grants provide training
and support to collect quality data to support the DNRE's efforts to protect
and manage the state's water resources. The grants may be used to fund a
local monitoring coordinator and/or purchase water quality monitoring
supplies. 

The Grant Application Package, which includes grant information and
application instructions, is available online at the above URL. 

Volunteer Stream Monitoring Start-Up Grant Program:
www.micorps.net/app/startup11.html

The Volunteer Stream Monitoring Start-Up Grant Program provides funding for
newly forming volunteer monitoring groups to assist with designing a
monitoring program and strategy for their community, and aid in the
development of a full proposal for the 2012 Volunteer Stream Monitoring
Grant Program. Start-up grant recipients will have access to MiCorps
resources and training. Up to $10,000 will be available for start-up grants,
with multiple grants expected in the $1,000 to $3,000 range. 

The Grant Application Package, which includes grant information and
application instructions, is available online at the above URL. 

Contact: If you have questions about either the Volunteer Stream Monitoring
or the Volunteer Stream Monitoring Start-Up grant programs, please contact
Paul Steen at the Huron River Watershed Council at psteen at hrwc.org or
734-769-5123 x601. 

Now in its seventh year, the MiCorps program was established by former
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm to assist the Department of Natural Resources
and Environment (DNRE) (formerly the Department of Environmental Quality) in
collecting and sharing water quality data for use in water resources
management and protection programs. MiCorps has awarded nearly $295,000 in
grant funds to volunteer organizations to assist in water quality
assessments, protection, and stewardship of lakes and rivers. For more
information on the MiCorps program or these grant opportunities, please
visit the MiCorps Web site at: www.micorps.net <http://www.micorps.net/> . 

 


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The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps <http://micorps.net/> ) was created
through an executive order by former Governor Jennifer M. Granholm to assist
the Department of Natural Resources & Environment (DNRE) (formerly the
Department of Environmental Quality) in collecting and sharing water quality
data for use in water resources management and protection programs.

 

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Staff Contact: Laura Kaminski, Great Lakes Commission, (734) 971-9135 or
laurak at glc.org 

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