MDARD OFFERS LAND-BASED BUSINESS GRANTS

The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) is offering a grant opportunity to promote the sustainability of land-based industries and support infrastructure that benefits rural communities. 

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. The maximum limit on grant fund requests is $100,000. The total allotment for funding is approximately $2 million. Applicants must provide a minimum 30% match.

Apply here: 

https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/business-development/grantfund/rural-development-fund-grants