Funding
Discover funding opportunities and helpful funding-related resources tailored for Michigan communities.
If you see any errors or know of an unlisted opportunity, please let us know: coastalresourcehub@umich.edu
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Funding-Assistance Resources
NOAA Grant Proposal Development Resources
(Reference Documents) Guides to help find, prepare, and submit federal grant applications.
NOAA Economic Approaches for Decision-Making
(Reference Documents) A variety of approaches for meeting your economic objectives for coastal projects and programs.
NOAA Using Economics to Inform Decisions
(Interactive Modules) Information about benefit-cost analysis, economic impact analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis.
Grants.Gov Grants Learning Center
From the basics to reporting requirements.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal: The Basics
Guide to crafting your vision for the grant.
NOAA Funding and Financing Coastal Resilience Webinars
Six webinars covering a variety of types of financing.
Where to Find Additional Funding Sources
MI Funding Hub Michigan-specific! 
Michigan-focused site to access available grants, free technical assistance, grant information, and other tools from the Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
IIJA & IRA Funding Tracker Michigan-specific!
This tool aims to assist local governments, municipal utilities, research institutions, certain tax-exempt groups, and/or tribes identify funding opportunities and tax programs that are relevant to Michigan and sustainability from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)/Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) passed on November 15, 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed on August 16th, 2022.
BIL Community Navigator From Governor Whitmer’s office, this tool is designed to help navigate the funding opportunities in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This resource will condense information to be digestible and quick to understand, provide deadlines, application criteria, and provide the opportunity for you to request state support or collaboration.
Grants.gov
Repository of all currently available federal funding opportunities as well as platform for applying for and tracking applications.
FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
The Federal Emergency Management Agency provides grants like Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities to assist “states, local communities, tribes and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards.”
Flood Funding Finder
Funds intended to address community resilience regarding flooding from the American Flood Coalition.
Restore Our Coast Funding Resources: Coastal Erosion and Flooding
Lists of funding resources organized into funding databases; federal, state, and local government grants; and foundations and other private sources. Part of Restore Our Coast, which provides educational information on how to develop a coastal restoration project. Also includes funding sources for Water Quality, Invasive Species, and Wildlife and Fish Habitat Restoration.
Great Lakes Protection Fund (GLPF)
GLPF is a publicly capitalized, private corporation created in 1989 by the governors of the states surrounding the Great Lakes. It is a permanent environmental endowment that supports actions to improve the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Each year, Michigan receives an allocation to support state projects. Learn more about Michigan’s GLPF funding opportunities.
Additional Resources
Coastal Management 2024 Grant Award Projects Michigan-Specific!
(PDF) Descriptions of all nine projects that were awarded Coastal Management Grants in 2024.
EGLE Grants and Financing Dashboard Michigan-Specific!
Interactive dashboard to view where the financial awards were distributed by EGLE in past years.