The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is pleased to announce Michigan Craft Beverage Council Research Grants.
Donor Name: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/13/2022
Grant Duration: 1 year 7 months
Details:
MCBC FY23 Research Priorities
- Climate change impacts affecting Michigan’s craft beverage agricultural supply chain and sustainable craft beverage business development
- Crop quality, new varieties, and flavor profile analysis for hops, grapes, fruit, small grains, or other agricultural inputs that are used in craft beverage production and can be grown in Michigan.
- Sustainable water-use and wastewater/process water discharge projects; focused on the characterization of wastewater/process water from multiple facilities for each craft beverage business type in Michigan, effective wastewater pretreatment strategies, and development of a best management practices for each sector.
- Increasing use of Michigan agricultural products in craft beverage production, better insights through market research, utilization strategies, and/or promoting value to consumers and producers
- Nationally benchmarking best practices where state policy, research, and craft beverage industry strategies accelerate the use of local agricultural input, consumer craft beverage demand, and market share.
Project Activity Dates January 2023 – August, 2024
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals Will Be Evaluated on the Following Criteria:
- Project purpose
- Measurable outcomes
- Relevance to MCBC research priorities
- Workplan & budget
- Demonstrate engagement with and relevance to industry and practical application of research findings
- Match dollars leveraged
For more information, visit MDARD.
