The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and the Michigan Agricultural Preservation Fund Board are pleased to announce the Fiscal Year 2025 grant funding cycle.
Donor Name: Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD)
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/07/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Agricultural Preservation Fund and associated Agricultural Preservation Fund Board provides grants to eligible local units of government and their qualified Purchase of Development Rights programs (PDRs). The funds may be used for the purchase of development rights to preserve locally important farmland.
Funding Information
This grant cycle will include $1.9 million in available funding.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this grant cycle the local unit of government (county or township) must be qualified by MDARD as a local PDR program. A qualified program is allowed to submit multiple applications and may be awarded more than one grant subject to available funding. Per Board policy, up to $250,000 will be set aside for new programs which is defined as a program with three or less agricultural easements completed through the Local Grants Program and/or the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.
For more information, visit MDARD.
