The Adrian City Commission is pleased to announce that the City is eligible, as a Main Street Select Level Community, to apply for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation “Match on Main” Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Adrian
State: Michigan
City: Adrian
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Details:
The focus of Match on Main is to support place-based businesses as they seek to launch and grow on main street. Small businesses are the cornerstone of what makes Michigan’s downtowns unique and authentic. This program aligns to the MEDC’s strategic focus areas, including the continued effort toward developing attractive places.
Program Goals
Match on Main strives to:
- Support the creation and growth of place-based businesses located in Michigan Main Street districts or certified Redevelopment Ready Communities® across the state
- Provide access to capital for place-based businesses, create and retain jobs, leverage private investment, and activate vacant or underutilized space
- Provide eligible communities with a business recruitment and retention tool as they work to grow and support their local entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Funding Information
The Match on Main program provides grant funding to support an eligible small business desiring to launch or grow on main street by providing up to $25,000 in funding, reimbursed for eligible activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include local units of government, downtown development authorities, Michigan Main Street programs, or other community or economic development organizations that represent a traditional downtown district, historic neighborhood commercial corridor, or an area planned and zoned for concentrated commercial development. The grant applicant must represent a community that is certified in the Redevelopment Ready Communities® program or is a select or master Level Michigan Main Street Community.
- The MEDC will prioritize applicants that demonstrate a history of supporting businesses within the district for which they are applying.
- Eligible applicants can select up to two eligible businesses and each business requires a separate application. If a community has multiple organizations that could be considered qualified applicants, the organizations should communicate with one another to avoid competing application submissions.
Please note that the MEDC will only award grant funds to one qualified applicant under each grant agreement. If multiple applications for the same community are submitted, they must represent different traditional commercial districts within the community. If multiple applications are submitted by different organizations on behalf of the same district, the MEDC reserves the right to deny any or all of the applications.
For more information, visit Match on Main Grant Program.
