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Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grants Now Available!
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Sue Weckerle
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Nov 07, 2007 10:49 PST
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Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grants Now Available under the Michigan
Clean Water Corps Program
-- Application deadline is December 5, 2007 --
Visit the Michigan Clean Water Corps website at http://www.micorps.net
The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) is pleased to announce the
release of two grant opportunities for volunteer stream monitoring in
Michigan: the Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grant Program and the
Volunteer Stream Monitoring Start-Up Grant Program.
Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grant Program
Application deadline: December 5, 2007
http://www.micorps.net/app/gap08
The Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grant Program (VSMGP) provides grants
for water quality monitoring in wadable streams and rivers. The
monitoring primarily includes an evaluation of benthic invertebrate
communities and stream habitat. The grants may be used to fund a local
monitoring coordinator and/or purchase water quality monitoring
supplies. Local units of government and nonprofit entities are eligible
to receive grant funding.
This year $50,000 is available to fund organizations that seek to
develop community-based volunteer programs to monitor macroinvertebrates
and habitat characteristics. The Grant Application Package, which
includes grant information and application instructions, is available
online at: http://www.micorps.net/app/gap08
Volunteer Stream Monitoring Start-Up Grant Program
Application deadline: December 5, 2007
http://www.micorps.net/app/startup08
MiCorps has set aside a portion of the Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grant
funds as “seed money” for newly forming volunteer monitoring groups.
These start-up funds will serve two purposes: 1) provide funding and
support to assist start-up groups in designing a monitoring strategy for
their community; and 2) help groups develop a full proposal for the 2009
Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grant Program (VSMGP).
Start-up grant recipients will have access to MiCorps resources and
training and can use the start-up money to conduct research on a
monitoring project and strategy. Interested individuals and small groups
are encouraged to apply, but applications must come from a local unit of
government or a nonprofit organization as the fiduciary agent to be
eligible to receive grant funding.
Up to $10,000 will be available for start-up grants, with multiple
grants expected in the $1,000 to $3,000 range. If you are interested in
applying for the Start-Up Grant Program, please visit the grant web page
at: http://www.micorps.net/app/startup08
Contact
If you have questions about either grant program, MiCorps staff are
available to answer questions via phone [Jo Latimore at 734-769- 5123,
X14] or the MiCorps listserv at http://www.micorps.net/listserv.html. We
have also scheduled a conference call to answer questions about the
grant programs and application process on Monday, November 19, at 11:00
a.m. Please see grant application web pages for call-in information.
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The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) was created through an
executive order by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm to assist the
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in collecting and sharing
water quality data for use in water resources management and protection
programs. For more information on MiCorps programs and services, visit
the MiCorps website at http://www.micorps.net.
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