Funding Opportunities

The following categories list economic development project funding resources at both the state and federal levels. Look for updates periodically.

Federal Funding - Economic Development Administration

The Economic Development Association funds Public Works, Planning, Local Technical Assistance, and Economic Adjustment Assistance. Read about:

• Funding availability on grants.gov here. 
• The U.S. Economic Development Administration's here: Investment Programs.
• As of July 2010, more information about the EDA's new grant application process is available online here.

 Other Federal Funding

• U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rural Utilities Service Broadband Initiaties Program Round Two Notice of Funding Availability (Jan 22, 2010)
• U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill. Notice of Funding Availability Coming Soon; program description here.
• All U.S. Housing and Urban Development Economic Development programs
• The Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Programs and Economic research
• The Department of Labor's Grants and contracts
• Jobs and contracts for residents near HUD-funded projects
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Current Funding Opportunites
• U.S. Small Business Administration financing, and counseling/assistance programs.
• Preserve America Grants
• Access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Grants.gov

State and Regional Funding

• Michigan New Jobs Training Program
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation - Centers of Energy Excellence (scroll down)

• The Food Export Association of the Midwest U.S.A.'s Branding Program.
• Community Development Block Grants (CDBGs)
• Department of Natural Resources
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation Project-Ready Sites
• Renaissance Zones
• Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth's Michigan Biomass Energy Program