The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development provides grant opportunities to promote the sustainability of land-based industries and support infrastructure that benefits rural communities.
Donor Name: Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD)
State: Michigan
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Land-based industries included:
- Food and Agriculture
- Forestry
- Mining
- Oil and Gas Production
- Tourism
The grant funds are available for projects that address expansion and sustainability of land-based industries; worker training related to land-based industries; and energy, transportation, communications, water, and wastewater infrastructure to benefit rural communities and micropolitan statistical areas.
Funding Areas
Funding will be focused on the following types of projects in rural areas:
- Infrastructure Development
- Examples of projects could be roadways, bridges, renewable energy, wastewater, rural housing, broadband, etc.
- Rural Capacity Building
- Examples of projects include museums, local and regional tourism campaigns, technical assistance programs, shared service models, feasibility studies, etc.
- Business Development
- Examples for projects include business expansion ensuring long-term creation or retention of jobs with a strong local and/or regional impact.
- Talent Development and Training
- Examples of projects include local and regional workforce development programs, workforce training, rural housing projects, childcare, etc.
Funding Information
The maximum limit on grant fund requests is $100,000. The total allotment for funding is approximately $2 million.
Eligible Rural Communities & Micropolitan Statistical Areas
- Projects in the following counties are eligible rural (70,000 population or less), or Micropolitan statistical areas:
- Alcona, Alger, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Baraga, Barry, Benzie, Branch, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clare, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Emmet, Gladwin, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Houghton, Huron, Ionia, Iosco, Iron, Isabella, Kalkaska, Keweenaw, Lake, Leelanau, Lenawee, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta, Menominee, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Newaygo, Oceana, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saint Joseph, Sanilac, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Wexford.
Eligible Applicants
- Individuals
- Organizations
- Businesses
- Local Units of Government (county, city, township, village, school district; any authority composed of counties, cities, townships, villages and school districts or combination of these entities)
- Federally Recognized Tribes
- Educational Institutions.
For more information, visit MDARD.
