The MML Review March-April 2022

ServeMICity Act now. Shape the future.

michigan municipal league

Reverse the Decline. Invest in the Future. Our communities are being offered an extraordinary opportunity to build back resources, some of the most catalytic, transformational, and surprising opportunties may have the opportunity to be realized. better, together. ith additional support and

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

20% of Michigan communities

returned federal stimulus in 2020

CARES ACT The Michigan Municipal League leveraged $100,000 for $33 million

STATE OF MICHIGAN

MICHIGAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT $4.4 BILLION

$6.4 BILLION

$33 MILLION

$100K

Additional funding $1 trillion

HOW CAN ServeMICity HELP? • Short term technical assistance– help in ans ering questions, accessing funding, evaluating things to invest in, meeting reporting requirements • Deeper strategic assistance– use community data to prioritize investment options, maximize opportunity and impacts

GOAL Help the League’s members prioritize recovery funding in ays that are catalytic, improve economic security and community ell-being, and leverage additional resources and partners"

For information on how you can partner on the ServeMICity effort, contact Helen D. Johnson, president, Michigan Municipal League Foundation, 734.669.6336 or hjohnson@mml.org

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