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As a result of high demand for the Michigan Agricultural Safety Grant program, and a clear need to help small farms mitigate risks of the COVID-19 virus in their operation, MEDC launched the MEDC Small Farm Safety Grant program on July 21, 2020.
The MEDC Small Farm Safety Grant Program was open to Michigan farms with less than 10 employees. Grant funds support the implementation of COVID-19 monitoring and mitigation strategies and were available on a first-come, first served basis.
The Agriculture Safety Grant Program was open to Michigan farms and agricultural processors with 10 or more employees. Grant funds support the implementation of COVID-19 monitoring and mitigation strategies to protect agricultural employees and the state’s overall food production industry. Grants were available on a first-come, first served basis.
Governor Whitmer allocated $10 million in grant funding for eligible agricultural processors and $5 million in grant funding for eligible farms from federal CARES act funding.
Applications for both grants were processed by East Lansing-based GreenStone Farm Credit Services, one of America’s largest rural lenders, including 31 branches in Michigan. GreenStone hosted the application portal for both grants, completing an initial screening of all applications and supporting documentation, and recommend applications to MEDC for final approval and disbursements of the grants awarded. Grants were awarded to eligible applicants on a first-come, first served basis.
Grants funds awarded through the MEDC Small Farm Safety Grant Program or the Agriculture Safety Grant Program must be used for expenditures incurred by the Eligible Applicant between June 1, 2020 and September 15, 2020 that meet the following criteria:
For more information, please review the following:
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The Michigan Strategic Fund also approved the Michigan Small Business Restart Program, which will provide a total of $100 million to small businesses in Michigan as they work to reduce the negative economic impact of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The grants were administrated by 15 regional economic development organizations throughout the state, which combined cover all 83 counties in Michigan. To learn visit: https://www.michiganbusiness.org/restart/.