Economic Development

• U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration

• Michigan Economic Development Corporation

• Michigan Department of Career Development

• Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

• Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics

• U.S. Department of Agriculture

• MI Small Business Technology and Development Center

Housing and Community Development

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA)

State of Michigan Grants and Funding Opportunities

• Community Development Block Grants (CDBGs)

• Department of Natural Resources - Recreation Improvement Grants

Local Government Services

• Michigan Townships Association

• Michigan Association of Counties

• Michigan Municipal League

• National League of Cities

Transportation Planning

• Michigan Department of Transportation

• U.S. Department of Transportation

• Federal Highway Administration

• FHWA - Office of Highway Information Management

• Federal Transit Administration

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• American Public Transit Association

• Michigan's Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)

Information and Communications

• U.S. Census Bureau

• Census and Statistical Data for Michigan

• Michigan County Directory

• Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis

• USDOT - Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• Find Your Elected Representatives

Planning Regions

• Michigan Association of Regions

• Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (Region 1)

• Region II Planning Commission (Region 2)

• Southcentral Michigan Planning Council (Region 3)
  Phone (616) 323-0045

• Southwest Michigan Commission (Region 4)

• GLS Region V Planning & Development Commission (Region 5)
  Phone (810) 257-3010

• Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (Region 6)

• East Central Michigan Planning & Development Regional Commission (Region 7)

• West Michigan Regional Planning Commission (Region 8)

• Northeast Michigan Council of Governments (Region 9)

• Northwest Michigan Council of Governments (Region 10)

• Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning & Development Commission (Region 11)

• Central Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Regional Commission (Region 12)

• Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Regional Commission (Region 13)

• Western Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission (Region 14)

Other Local Links

• Alger County Chamber of Commerce

• Delta County Chamber of Commerce

• Dickinson Area Partnership

• Lake Superior Community Partnership

• Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce

• Schoolcraft County EDC

• Delta County Economic Development Alliance

• Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance

Other National and State Links

• State of Michigan Government Information

• State of Michigan Web Site Directory

• Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

• Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

• Michigan's State Historic Preservation Office

• National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)

• National Association of Regional Councils (NARC)

• National Association of Counties

• U.S. Forest Service

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• U.S. Geological Survey

• USDA - Rural Development

• Great Lakes Information Network

Other Planning Related Links

• Planning and Zoning Center

• American Planning Association (APA)

• Michigan Society of Planning

• Planning Commissioner's Journal