DETROIT, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comerica announced today that Comerica Bank and the Comerica Charitable Foundation awarded 587 grants in Michigan during Comerica's Spring Grant Season totaling nearly $2.7 million.

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  Included among the grants awarded were:
  --  $100,000 to LISC Detroit in support of the Neighborhoods NOW program;
  --  $100,000 to Detroit 300 Conservancy, in support of Campus Martius Park
      summer programming;
  --  $25,000 to Golightly Career and Technical Center, in support of the
      Academy of Finance;
  --  $20,000 to the Arab American National Museum, in support of Global
      Thursdays programming; and
  --  $10,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Detroit, in support of the Career
      Launch/Money Management Program.

"We feel very fortunate to be in a position to engage in partnerships that help address critical needs throughout the communities we serve," said Caroline Chambers, Comerica's Corporate Contributions Manager.

In Michigan, the Comerica Charitable Foundation awards grants at the end of four grant seasons throughout the year with a primary focus on programs supporting economic self-sufficiency for low and moderate income individuals and families; neighborhood revitalization; education; access to health care; and programs supporting diversity and inclusion.

The Comerica Charitable Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Summer Grant Season through Sept. 30. Grants applied for during this period will be announced Oct. 15. Complete application instructions are posted at the Comerica Web site: http://www.comerica.com/.

Funded completely by Comerica Incorporated, the Comerica Charitable Foundation was established in November 1997 as a non-profit corporation with the sole purpose of funding charitable causes.

Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA). Comerica Bank locations can be found in Michigan, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida, with select businesses operating in several other states, Canada and Mexico.

SOURCE: Comerica Bank

CONTACT: Scott Talley of Comerica Incorporated, +1-313-222-2917,
satalley@comerica.com

Web site: http://www.comerica.com/