Project

Amount

Description

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary - Exhibit Expansion

$1,000,000

This funding will allow for expansion of the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center to include a Science Hall, new dive locker, large artifact conservation and research facility, renovation of adjacent facilities for the community boat building program and a dive training facility.

City of Flint Police Department - Safe Highway Initiative

$100,000

This funding will be used to purchase electric, programmable cautionary signs to alert motorists of dangerous conditions on I-475. A large portion of I-475 is elevated and curved leading to increased slippery conditions.

City of Westland Police Department - Public Safety Improvements

$200,000

This funding will improve public safety and aid in purchasing additional police vehicles with mobile data computers and video camera technology. This project will improve response time and the accuracy of police information.

Downriver Community Conference - Downriver Mutual Aid System Preparedness  IV

$200,000

This funding will be used to purchase equipment and conduct system upgrades to better detect, monitor and mitigate potential disasters in the area and help prevent and solve crime. It is imperative that police departments have adequate equipment, and continue to coordinate to save money while maintaining and improving services.

Ingham County -  IP-Based 911 Phone System

$100,000

This funding will improve the existing 911 phone system which is all but obsolete.   Ingham County would like to enhance public safety through the purchase of a new, state of the art IP-Based 911 phone system for the consolidated center.  The current phone system is outdated and in need of replacement, and it is necessary to have better technology in the county's new, consolidated facility.

Macomb County Emergency Management & Communications Divisions - Macomb County Centralized Dispatch

$250,000

This funding will be used for equipment upgrades for combined emergency services in the county. There are 24 local jurisdictions with 3 private EMS agencies, 24 fire agencies and 18 police departments that will benefit from the purchase of new equipment.

Saginaw County Sheriff's Office - Regional Information Sharing Office

$200,000

This funding will help consolidate law enforcement and correctional records, data, information and intelligence among local regional sheriff agencies and correctional systems. This project will lower the expenses of the current record system while increasing crime prevention abilities for the county.

City of Detroit Police Department - Eastside Firearm Reduction Initiative

$1,000,000

This funding will allow police personnel to increase visibility in targeted areas and respond to all fatal and non-fatal shootings, armed robberies, and carjackings within the Eastern and Northeastern Districts. There have been 50 fatal/non-fatal shootings in these districts in the first month of 2009 alone; this project will aim to drastically reduce this number.

Muskegon County - Community Re-entry Program

$150,000

This funding will help coordinate services for people re-entering the community from the jail. Linking services will reduce costs and recidivism while increasing the assistance to offenders transitioning back into society.

Wayne County Prosecutor's Office - Mortgage Fraud Prevention Unit

$150,000

Currently, this unit is an inter-agency task force between the Wayne County Prosecutor, Sheriff, and Register of Deeds, but its staff is too small to handle the significant volume of presented cases.  This proposal will expand the unit and also fund a high volume scanner and specialized software that is necessary to track, organize, and present complex information to a jury.

Wayne County Prosecutor's Office - Data Sharing and Criminal History Project

$500,000

This funding will be used to purchase equipment such as computers and scanners to create a paperless modern electronic file system. The project will reduce the loss of evidence and allow the easy retrieval of files to enhance the successful litigation within the County.

Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) -  Youth Center

$100,000

This funding will provide programs that focus on academic achievement, family literacy, recreation and youth development. The project will help Dearborn youths who are in need of human services because many families are currently at or below the poverty line.

Childhelp Michigan -Child Abuse Intervention and Treatment, Southeast Michigan

$100,000

The requested funding will allow Childhelp to establish a child diagnostic center and expand its capacity to provide these specialized services to children who have endured physical and sexual abuse and other traumas. Southeast Michigan is currently encountering an increase of children experiencing such traumas.

Focus HOPE: Youth Media Initiative

$100,000

This funding will help implement the Initiative to provide low-income, at-risk teen youths in Detroit, Michigan with professional training and mentorship in fields of creative media technology, delivered within an anti-violence curriculum. These programs will direct youth away from negative activity paths and onto positive educational achievements.

YWCA of Greater Flint: Partners in Transition Program for At-Risk Young Women

$850,000

This funding will assist young women who are exiting the foster system to transition to independent living. There is currently no support in Genesee County for women making this difficult transition.