Our Activites & Programs: Ongoing Events: MotorCities Grant Program

MotorCities National Heritage Area is dedicated to preserving, interpreting and promoting the automotive and labor heritage of the State of Michigan.  Encompassing 10,000 square miles in southeastern and central Michigan, our region has been the center of automotive invention and production for over a century.

2008 GRANTS PROGRAM RECIPIENTS

  • Flint Cultural Center for General Motors in Art: 100 Years of Vision and Design
  • Dearborn Chamber of Commerce for Visitor & Welcome Center Story Boards
  • Detroit Historical Society for Preserving Our Automotive Heritage
  • Michigan State Fairgrounds for Michigan State Fairgrounds Auto Heritage
  • Engineering Society of Detroit for SciEngiMathePloration
  • Detroit Science Center for High Tech Intersection
  • Macomb County Historical Commission for Macomb County Historic Destinations Map
  • Meadow Brook Hall for Meadow Brook Hall Brand Development
  • East Detroit Historical Society for Displays Illustrating 1921 Model T Fire Truck, Its Use and Restoration
  • Model T Automotive Heritage Complex for Visitor Orientation Center
  • Michigan Firehouse Museum for Seminars Supporting the Preservation and Restoration of Historical Vehicles
  • Plymouth Historical Society for Interactive Alter Car History Project
  • Neighborhood Renewal Services for Garaged: A City Accomodates An Automobile
  • Woodward Avenue Action Association for Woodward Avenue Tribute Program
  • Village of Brooklyn for Branding/Marketing of Brooklyn
  • Michigan Historic Preservation Network for Heritage Track Conference Scholarships
  • Oakland Township Historical Society for Reuther 100 Exhibit Project
  • Saline Area Historical Society for Celebrating 100 Years at the Rentschler Farm Museum on US12
  • Nancy Thompson for Commemoration of 100th Anniversary of the Model T and Piquette Façade Restoration

Do you have a special project in mindω  Do you think that a MotorCities Grant could help you to fulfill your missionω

The MotorCities Grant Program is scheduled to begin its next cycle in May of 2009. Check back at that time for the downloadable application. Click here for the 2008 grant guidelines and look for updated information when the new cycle begins.