{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.79505","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.79505","heading":"Grant application; review by department and commission.","body":"Sec. 79505.\n\nUpon receipt of a grant application under section 79504, the department shall forward a copy of the application to the commission. The department and the commission shall jointly review the grant applications. In reviewing grant applications, the department and the commission shall consider all of the following:\n\nWhether the project proposed to be funded is authorized by this part.\n\nWhether the grant application submitted complies with this part.\n\nWhether the project is consistent with the waterfront redevelopment plan for the area in which the project is located.\n\nWhether the project provides significant public access to the waterfront or provides recreational opportunities for the public.\n\nWhether the project will significantly contribute to the local unit of government's economic and community redevelopment or the revitalization of adjacent neighborhoods.\n\nWhether there is evidence of adverse economic and socioeconomic conditions within the waterfront planning area.\n\nThe viability of the waterfront redevelopment plan.\n\nWhether the project is innovative in comparison to other grant applications.\n\nThe level of public and private commitment and other resources available for the project.\n\nThe level of public and private commitment to other aspects of the waterfront redevelopment plan.\n\nHow the project relates to a broader economic and community development plan for the local unit of government as a whole.\n\nThe level of demonstrated commitment from other governmental agencies.\n\nThe level of public and private commitment to improving abandoned real property within the waterfront planning area in which the project is located.\n\nOther criteria that the department and the commission consider relevant.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-79505","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"34a7b63f62dc058874c9e90f635959bfddde44754e8a5b005a0e288589325fca","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.79504","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.79506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}