Deadline: 18-Mar-22
Applications are now open for the Livestock and Commodity Exposition Competitive Grants to offer this grant opportunity to associations or other organized events hosting fairs or expositions showing livestock and commodities.
Funding Information
This is a cost reimbursement grant and must have a dollar-for-dollar cash match. Grants will be awarded at a minimum of $1,000 and maximum of $5,000. Limit of one proposal per exposition, fair, festival, or statewide organization representing festivals.
Funding Qualifications
- Fairs applying for grant funding must have submitted all required year-end reports for the prior three years. Grant requests for new livestock and commodity classes that will increase the number of exhibitors and have a greater impact on the surrounding community will be given priority.
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Livestock Expositions exhibitor requirements:
- If the show is an All-Species show offering youth and open classes, then the show must have at least 200 exhibitors.
- If the show is a Single Breed Show or a Light Horse Show, then the show must have at least 500 exhibitors.
- Promotional Grants: Expositions, Festivals or Fairs applying for the promotional grants must show how the funds will impact attendance as well as the livestock and commodity industry.
Eligibility Criteria
- Associations or other organized events hosting fairs, expositions, festival, or statewide non-profit organization representing festivals are eligible to apply for grants. A fair, festival or exposition means a congregation, gathering or collection of livestocfk and/or commodities that are presented or exposed to public view for show, display, swap, exchange, entertainment, educational event, instruction, advertising, or competition.
- Organizations that have successfully gained contributions from outside sources will be considered before those that have not.
- Handwritten justification letters will not be accepted.
For more information, visit MDARD.
For more information, visit https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/business-development/grantfund/livestock-and-commodity-exposition-competitive-grants
