Funding Opportunities

The following categories list economic development project funding resources at both the state and federal levels. Look for updates periodically. Our page dedicated to transportation funding (here) contains more detailed information about specific opportunities for funding transprotation projects and plans in southwest Michigan.

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