Michigan Municipal League January/February 2024 Review Magazine

• A Help Desk that provides one-on-one coaching for municipalities to discuss project idea(s), talk about steps they can take to get grant ready, provide advice on how to make applications more competitive, and match/direct them to applicable grant opportunities; and • Outreach and education on upcoming grant opportunities and strategies for accessing state and federal funding through a MI Funding Hub newsletter, webinars, League Convention and CapCon sessions, and other events. Technical assistance and training for communities is available now, and the revamped funding and resource hub is projected to be completed in March 2024. To learn more about this program or get technical assistance in navigating funding opportunities, visit MIFundingHub.org or contact the League team at: helpdesk@mifundinghub.org. Shanna Draheim is the director of policy research labs for the League. You may contact her at 517-908-0307 or sdraheim@mml.org.

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