Eight new initiatives have been selected to receive funding from the 2023 Engage Detroit Workshops grant program. This is the second year of the program to promote the development of innovative projects that forge connections between U-M and the Detroit community.

Researchers plan to apply spatial modeling and geospatial technology to highlight new insights that could help planners and policymakers consider natural urban edible food resources to alleviate food insecurity in Detroit.

A jointly sponsored UM-Dearborn – UM-Flint Collaborative Research Funding Program awarded up to $160,000 for four collaborative research projects.