Michigan: MSHDA awards $2.1 million in Neighborhood Enhancement Grants

Media Contact: Katie Bach, BachK@michigan.gov

LANSING, June 24, 2020 - The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) awarded $2.1 million in Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) grants to 55 local governments and nonprofit groups across Michigan. NEP is designed to launch improvement projects directly tied to enhancing and stabilizing communities. Projects can focus on neighborhood public amenity enhancements, improve residents' quality of life, or help communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

"These grants will allow local groups across the state help their communities with specific needs that improve the quality of life for residents. MSHDA supports innovative, highly-visible and meaningful housing-focused ideas to improve and stabilize neighborhoods," said Gary Heidel, acting executive director of MSHDA.

During its fifth round of funding, MSHDA allocated $1 million to rural communities, designated as having 5,000 or fewer residents. To become a grantee, organizations had to show a level of need and demonstrate that the proposed project will make a noticeable difference within the community. Due to COVID-19, the project completion deadline for funded projects has been extended to September 2021.

The goal of this funding is to help – and eventually showcase – model Michigan neighborhoods where residents are engaged and facilitating change.

The grant awardees are:
Click here for grant project descriptions.

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Allen Neighborhood Center, Ingham
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

City of Beaverton, Gladwin
Grant Amount: $40,000.00

Bridging Communities, Wayne
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

Buena Vista Twp., Saginaw
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

Capital Area Housing Partnership, Ingham
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

Central Detroit Christian, Wayne
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

Chapel Hill United Methodist Church (Battle Creek), Calhoun
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

Cody Rouge CAA, Wayne
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

City of Coldwater, Branch
Grant Amount: $40,000.00

City of Corunna, Shiawassee
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

Court Street Village (Flint), Genesee
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

Develop Detroit, Wayne
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

City of Dowagiac, Cass
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

City of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

City of Ecorse (Wayne County), Wayne
Grant Amount: $15,000.00

GenesisHOPE, Wayne
Grant Amount: $25,000.00

Habitat for Humanity Genesee County, Genesee
Grant Amount: $12,500.00

Gogebic Ontonagon CAA, Gogebic
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

City of Grand Haven Neighborhood Housing Services, Ottawa
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

Habitat for Humanity Huron Valley, Washtenaw
Grant Amount: $12,500.00

Habitat for Humanity of Kent County, Grand Rapids
Grant Amount: $25,000.00

Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee County, Lenawee
Grant Amount: $15,000.00

Habitat for Humanity of Mason County, Scottville
Grant Amount: $15,000.00

City of Hancock, Houghton
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

City of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

City of Ironwood, Gogebic
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

Jefferson East, Wayne
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

Joy Southfield CDC, Wayne

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Grant Amount: $24,750.00

Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services, Kalamazoo
Grant Amount: $40,000.00

City of Lapeer, Lapeer
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

LifeBUILDERS, Wayne
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

City of Madison Heights, Oakland
Grant Amount: $25,000.00

Antrim, Village of Mancelona
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

MDS CAA – Escanaba, Delta
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

MDS CAA – Manistique, Schoolcraft
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

MDS CAA – Menominee, Menominee
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

Metro Community Development, Genesee
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

Monroe County Opportunity Program/The Opportunity Center, Monroe
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

City of Montrose, Genesee
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

City of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

NCCS, White Cloud
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

New Development Corporation, Grand Rapids
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

Neighborhoods of Battle Creek, Inc., Calhoun
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

Otsego County Housing Committee, City of Gaylord
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

Rebuilding Together Southeast Michigan, Wayne
Grant Amount: $15,000.00

Saginaw County CAA, Buena Vista
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

Southwestern Urban League, Calhoun
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

Sinai-Grace Guild CDC, Wayne
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

City of Stanton, Montcalm
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

City of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

City of Vassar, Tuscola
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

Village of Colon, St. Joseph
Grant Amount: $20,000.00

Wayne County Land Bank Corp., Highland Park
Grant Amount: $30,000.00

Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, Highland Park
Grant Amount: $50,000.00

3Sixty, City of Holland
Grant Amount: $22,000.00

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