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City accepts $500,000 state environmental justice grant to expand urban agriculture
Summary
City parks staff presented and the fiscal committee approved a $500,000 Environmental Justice Impact grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to support urban agriculture projects in city parks, including temporary staff support, infrastructure improvements and partnerships with the Urban Agriculture Committee.
The fiscal committee approved a resolution accepting a $500,000 Environmental Justice Impact grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to fund urban agriculture projects in Grand Rapids parks.
Laura Claypool of the parks department described the award to commissioners and staff: “You have before you a resolution accepting…
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