What happened to the list of shovel-ready projects that the Governors office collected a few months ago?
When the Governor’s office called for communities to submit their project ideas, the details of the stimulus plan were not fully known. However, the state wanted to be ready to put the dollars to work as soon as they were available. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“Recovery Act”), signed into law by President Obama on February 17, outlined how the dollars will flow to the states. Much of the funding will come through existing formulas that determine how much funding is available and the types of projects that qualify, including transportation, Medicaid, unemployment insurance, and at-risk and special education funds for K-12 schools. The remaining funding will come to Michigan primarily through competitive grants for which local communities, schools and nonprofits will be eligible to apply. This means that most of the stimulus funds will not be distributed through the state as originally anticipated, but rather through federal agencies. In order to locate funding for your p
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