DEQ announces water quality monitoring grants

March 18, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The DEQ today announced $250,000 in grants for water quality monitoring projects under the Clean Michigan Initiative – Clean Water Fund monies.

The money is available for non-beach, water quality monitoring projects. Local government and nonprofit entities are eligible for funding and are encouraged to apply.

The grant application package is available at: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,4561,7-135-3313_3686_3728-87366–,00.html, or by contacting Denise Page, Water Resources Division, at 517-335-6969 or ">. It contains funding priorities, detailed instructions on developing a proposal, the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated, and the items that should be included with the grant application. Applications are due by March 22, 2013.

For questions regarding the water quality monitoring grant projects (non-beach), please contact Dawn Roush, Water Resources Division, at 517-335-3307 or ">.