The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development offers this grant opportunity to associations or other organized events hosting fairs or expositions showing livestock and commodities.
Donor Name: Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD)
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 03/14/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The purpose is to award through a competitive grant process up to a total of $25,000 to county fairs, regional fairs, local fairs, festivals or livestock and commodity expositions that are a non-profit 501(c) 3 or 501(c) 5.
Funding Information
This is a cost reimbursement grant and must have a dollar-for-dollar cash match. Grants will be awarded at a minimum of $1,000 and maximum of $5,000. Limit of one proposal per exposition, fair, festival, or statewide organization representing festivals.
Grant Period
May, 2025 through August 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Associations or other organized events hosting fairs, expositions, festival, or statewide nonprofit organization representing festivals are eligible to apply for grants. A fair, festival or exposition means a congregation, gathering or collection of livestock and/or commodities that are presented or exposed to public view for show, display, swap, exchange, entertainment, educational event, instruction, advertising, or competition.
- Organizations that have successfully gained contributions from outside sources will be considered before those that have not.
- Handwritten justification letters will not be accepted
For more information, visit MDARD.
