This Request for Proposals (RFP) is for the MiCorps Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program (VSMP) Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Survey grants offered under the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s (EGLE) Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) Program.
Donor Name: Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps)
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
These grants are for groups who are already monitoring with MiCorps procedures. Funds can pay for staff time, equipment, and travel to MiCorps trainings and conferences, are a maximum of $3,000, and last for eight months.
Grant Period
April 2024-December 31 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, entities must meet all of the following:
- Any local unit of government or non-profit group that can supply proof of a successful financial audit and meet the other stated eligibility requirements noted below are eligible to receive grant funding. Nonprofit entities are those exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Eligible entities generally include county, city, township, and village agencies; watershed and environmental action councils; universities; regional planning agencies; and incorporated not-for-profit organizations. Federally recognized tribes are also eligible for these grants.
- Must not have had a grant revoked or terminated or demonstrated an inability to manage a grant or meet the obligations in a project contract within the 24-month period immediately preceding the application.
- The applicant must have a MiCorps approved macroinvertebrate monitoring QAPP dated no later than two years prior to the application deadline (dated on or after March 8, 2022). To get QAPP approval, contact Dr. Steen. All QAPPs pending approval must be received by March 1, 2024, to allow time for review.
- If the applicant received a Maintenance Grant in 2023, they must have successfully closed out this grant on-time to be eligible in 2024.
- Supply proof of a successful financial audit of the applicant organization conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards for a period ending within the two years immediately preceding the RFP due date, as demonstrated by an Independent Auditor’s Report signed by a Certified Public Accountant from a Comprehensive Annual Report. Note: The audit date (on or after March 8, 2022) is based on the audit period and not the date of the audit or the audit letter.
- Entities that do not have an audit can partner with an eligible local unit of government or a nonprofit organization with a current audit that will serve as the primary applicant and fiduciary agent for the grant.
For more information, visit MiCorps.
