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City staff says Community Growth Academy could fund a fellow to support new Big Rapids Regional Chamber
Summary
City grant coordinator briefed commissioners on the Michigan Community Growth Academy program: if selected, the city could be the lead applicant and host a 15‑month fellow for a $10,000 host-site fee while the new Big Rapids Regional Chamber establishes staffing and governance.
Megan Apley, the city’s grant coordinator, told the City Commission that the Community Growth Academy — a competitive cohort program administered through Michigan’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and coordinated with the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CDM) — could provide a full-time fellow to support the forming Big Rapids Regional Chamber.
"The host site fee is $10,000," Apley said. "But that brings you basically a full time staff…
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