MARQUETTE, MI— Innovate Marquette and the Central Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission have received a federal grant to further their outdoor recreation innovation efforts in the Central U.P.
The organizations received a $320,000 grant from the federal Economic Development Administration. It will be put toward a $400,000 project aimed at mitigating job losses due to the closure of the Presque Isle Power Plant.
The groups will embark on three projects over the next year. They include the formation of the Outdoor Recreation Innovation Action Network, a public-private industry collaborative; the development of an outdoor Recreation Industry Growth Master Plan; and the funding of an electrified trails feasibility study.
