
Anthony Banks I left Michigan but i will be back, and so will michigan.

Building MI Future $50,000 Recovery Act grant helps Ferndale Food Pantry expand to meet the growing need for assistance in the community.
Ferndale Food Pantry sees stimulus money, new dependents - Daily Tribune: Breaking news coverage for
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Oakland County Michigan daily newspaper covering local, regional, and national news including local sports, video and multimedia coverage, and classified advertising.

Building MI Future Stimulus grant will help MSU team improve drug development from plants. Check out the story in the MSU News.
Stimulus grant to help MSU team improve drug development from plants | MSU News | Michigan State Uni
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Contact: Michael Steger, College of Natural Science, Office: (517) 432-4561, stegerm@msu.edu; Dean DellaPenna, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, dellapen@msu.edu, Office: (517) 432-9284

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U-M has received 13 federal stimulus grants worth $6.8
million for stem cell research. These are among the more than 260 Recovery-funded NIH grants U-M researchers have received. Check out the Freep article.
Source: www.freep.com
The University of Michigan has received 13 federal grants for stem cell research — a sign of the state’s growing clout since voters eased restrictions in the field.

Building MI Future Firefighter Derrick Hillman of the Highland Park Fire Dept. applied for a $2.6M Recovery Act grant to build a new firehouse. His was one of approximately 130 winning applications out of 6000 FEMA received nationwide. The Highland Park firehouse (pictured) was condemned 2 years ago & firefighters were moved into an old warehouse.

Building MI Future U.S. Dept. of Justice awarded $156,000 to the MI Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence and $802,000 to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of MI. The funds are for the prevention of violence against women and prosecution of the offenders.

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Check out the recently redesigned MI Recovery website. We've got a great new look and we've added some new features. There are links to news stories from around the state, pictures from Recovery Act projects, a Spotlight section to highlight organizations, individuals or communities, and much more. There's even a place... to submit stories and pictures of the Recovery Act at work in communities throughout the state. Visit www.michigan.gov/recovery.Read More
Source: www.michigan.gov

Building MI Future The U.S. Dept. of Energy announced yesterday that MI will receive $19.6M in Recovery Act funds for the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. (Read more at http://twurl.nl/npvtg6) We will post more information here and at michigan.gov/recovery when the RFP for local competitive grants is issued.
Source: twurl.nl
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that more than $354 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being awarded to 22 states to support energy efficiency and conservation activities. ...

Building MI Future Important information for recipients of Recovery Act funds: Prime recipients of Recovery Act funds must register with www.federalreporting.gov in order to submit the reports required under Section 1512 of the Act. Please go to this link on the MI Recovery Office website for more information: http://twurl.nl/y66pad

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The Small Business Association (SBA) has a new online training program for small business owners interested in applying for Recovery Act funds: "Recovery Act Opportunities: How to Win Federal Contracts" – it’s free, comprehensive, and includes numerous resources. More information at http://www.sba.gov/fedcontractingtrainin g/
Source: www.sba.gov
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 offers additional federal contracting opportunities to small businesses across the country.To learn how to participate in the Federal procurement arena, ...

Building MI Future Check out some great videos highlighting the Northwest Michigan Works! Earn & Learn Summer Youth Program. The program received more than $1.7M in Recovery Act funds. The Earn & Learn program employed more than 316 youth workers (ages 16-24) in 8 to 15 week placements at more than 147 work sites in northwest Michigan this summer. See the video success stories at http://www.nwm.org/stories.asp.
Source: www.nwm.org

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Ypsilanti awarded $14.9 million Clean Cities grant from the Recovery Act to support clean fuels, vehicles, and infrastructure development. Read more at: http://www.michigan.gov/recovery/0,1607, 7-172--220740--,00.html
Michigan's Recovery - Ypsilanti Wins $14.9 Million Clean Cities Grant to Support Clean Fuels, Vehicl
Source: www.michigan.gov
Michigan's Recovery - 8.26.2009

Building MI Future Gov. Granholm rode the rails on Amtrak's Wolverine line from Dearborn to Jackson on Monday to highlight the state's application for $800 million in Recovery Act funds to help bring high speed rail to Michigan. Read some of the media coverage from around the state at: http://1link.in/ffycg
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Building MI Future Vice President Joe Biden announced that 12 MI projects have been awarded more than $1.35 billion in Recovery Act grants from the U.S. Department of Energy to support advanced battery & electric vehicle manufacturing & development.

Building MI Future VP Joe Biden today announced Michigan’s advanced battery and electric vehicle industries will receive $1.35 billion through the Recovery Act, funding 15 Michigan projects. Read more at:www.michigan.gov/recovery.
Source: www.michigan.gov
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