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The State Land Bank Authority (SLBA) continues to accept proposals for the blight elimination grant program to help revitalize communities and grow Michigan's economy.
Several applications from land banks across the state have been submitted and two have already signed grant agreements. The SLBA looks forward to receiving more responses before the Jan. 31, 2023 deadline.
Grant funds may be used to:
- Stabilize vacant residential, commercial and industrial buildings to secure them and protect against further deterioration, with the goal of preserving them for future rehab to purposeful use;
- Demolish vacant and blighted residential, commercial and industrial structures that cannot be rehabilitated; and
- Provide matching or gap funding for environmental remediation on vacant land – often a critical barrier to redevelopment.
The Michigan Association of Land Banks has been reaching out to all Michigan counties to set up virtual meetings with county officials and land bank staff to answer questions and provide application support. If you would like to set up a meeting, email schertzing@aol.com or call (517) 303-7233 for more information.
View answers to common grant program questions.
Visit Michigan.gov/landbank to learn more.
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 State Land Bank Authority Director Emily Doerr presented to the Michigan Municipal Treasurer's Association last month on blight elimination as a tool for economic development, details about the recent grant opportunity and how land banking can make a difference in your community.
View her presentation in full here.
Please note that availability of state land bank staff will be extremely limited between Dec. 23, 2022 and Jan. 3, 2023 due to the holiday.
We appreciate your patience and wish you a peaceful and joyous upcoming holiday season!
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The mission of the State Land Bank is to create positive economic impact to Michigan communities by facilitating productive reuse of land. |
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