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Special Initiatives

Goal

To respond to unique opportunities to advance environmental protection in the U.S. and internationally.

Objectives

• Special Opportunities.
  To support efforts that offer a one-time opportunity to contribute to the resolution of a significant domestic, international or global concern.
• Growth Management and Urban Revitalization in Michigan.
  To cultivate informed, committed and effective leaders and organizations at the local, regional and state levels who work for policies and programs that curb sprawl, promote urban reinvestment and improve community quality.

Through this program area, we support unusually compelling environmental projects that fall outside of our two core program areas. Proposals funded are in the following areas:

• Unique or time-sensitive needs or events that address matters of domestic, international or global concern. Due to budget constraints, however, unsolicited proposals of this type are funded quite rarely.
• Efforts to advance growth management and urban revitilization in Michigan, specifically: 1) research, technical assistance and training opportunities for nonprofit, community and local government leaders working on growth management and urban revitalization issues; 2) innovative collaborations on specific growth management models and approaches at the multi-jurisdictional, regional and/or state levels; and 3) capacity building and membership expansion activities for select nonprofits involved in growth management and urban revitalization activities.

Click here to view the 10 most recent grants for this program area.