grants

Ypsilanti Community Schools has recently received a state grant to help them improve drinking water for their students and staff. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Over 100 businesses in the area have been awarded a total of $6 million in Going PRO Talent Fund grants from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Much of southeastern Michigan, including Ann Arbor, is suffering from a brain drain with a decrease in the number of young people with skills for high-wage jobs remaining in the area. Some groups are working to change that. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority received a $200,000 Michigan Department of Transportation grant for downtown infrastructure improvements. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the report.

A project to convert a historic Detroit auto plant into lofts, retail and co-working space and parking received the OK for state funding Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

The University of Michigan has received a $30 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for health data research. WEMU's Ana Longoria has more.

Earlier this year, Growing Hope announced the "Sprout Grants" program, which awards funds to organizations that promote self-reliance, self-determination, and food sovereignty through neighborhood gardening. This past September, seven Ypsilanti-area organizations received the inaugural grants, and among them was the Cross Street Village senior living facility. Cross Street community organizer Gwendolyn Copeland talks to Rylee Barnsdale about how they received the grant and their plans for the money.

The Ann Arbor City Council has approved a grant from the State Police for a community-based crisis response pilot program. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Michigan Department of Education has stepped in to help the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, or the WISD, just in time for the new school year. Ana Longoria has this report.

The City of Ann Arbor has been awarded a $2.8 million FHA grant to install 48 publicly available EV chargers. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.