2024 Grant Awards

March 2024

  • New Community Vision, recipient of a $11,909 grant from the General Endowment Fund to assist in the enlistment of professional services for the creation of an initial concept plan and coordination of community outreach for an attainable housing development in Leelanau Township.

  • The Leelanau Conservancy was awarded a $10,000 grant from the General Endowment Fund to help replace the stairway at the Lighthouse West Natural Area with a new stone stairway that will allow safer access to the natural area for years to come.

  • Northport Area Heritage Association, recipient of a $3,000 grant from the General Endowment Fund to help fund the purchase of two fire-proof filing cabinets to house archival materials.

  • Northport Public School was awarded a $945 grant from the Youth Endowment Fund to provide funding for an overnight field trip for middle school students to metro Detroit to visit the Holocaust Center, the Detroit Science Center, and the Detroit Institute of Art.

January 2024

  • Venture North Funding & Development was awarded a $2,622.88 grant from the Early Childhood Fund to support Little Acorn Childcare of Northport with temporary staff payroll.

  • The Village of Northport, recipient of a $1,625 grant from the General Endowment Fund to provide funding for a grant consultant to prepare an application for the 2024 State of Michigan Financially Distressed Cities, Villages and Townships (FDCVT) grant cycle.