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MDARD GRANT PROGRAMS
Michigan Municipal League2017 U.P. Education Summit
June 2, 2017
Donna LaCourtEconomic/Community Development Specialist
Agriculture Development Division
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Michigan’s Food & Agriculture Sector
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Agricultural Diversity
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Michigan’s Forest Product Sector
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Michigan Snapshot
• Michigan is 54% forested– Forestland: 20.3 million acres– Timberland: 19.3 million acres– Net volume of growing stock: 33,117 million
ft3 (259 million cords)– Annual net growth to harvest removal ratio:
2:1– 2.54M cords of growth in excess of removal– Hardwood (69%), Softwood (31%)
• Forest Ownership– Private (65%)– State (20%)– Federal (13%)– Other (2%)
• Michigan’s Population: 10 million • Michigan’s Gross State Product (value
added): $454.5 billion in 2014• Michigan’s Forest Products Industries
represent: $3.2 billion of value added
Upper Peninsula• 49% of MI forests• 3% of MI population
Southern Lower Peninsula• 71% of forest products
industries’ employment, output and labor incomeLeefers 2016, Pugh et. al 2015, Miles, P.D. 2017
The Goal
Grow Michigan's Agriculture, Food and Forest Product Sectors
How?
– Add more value to agriculture, food and forest products in Michigan before exporting domestically or internationally and substitute Michigan products for imports.
MDARD Grant Programs
• Specialty Crop Block Grant
• Rural Development Fund Grant
• Value Added Grants
– (Agriculture & Food Investment Fund)
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
• Funding comes to Michigan from the Farm Bill
• Enhances the competitiveness of specialty crops.
– fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops (including floriculture), maple syrup, and Christmas trees
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Goals and Objectives• Enhance the marketability and competitiveness
of specialty crops• Expand access to healthy and safe Michigan
grown specialty crops• Expand stewardship practices, natural resource
conservation and the development of ecosystem services
• Ensure the viability of Michigan specialty crops by investing in the next generation of operators
Specialty Crop Block Grant Projects
Cherry Marketing Institute• $75,000 grant to increase the
awareness of cherries’ unique recovery advantage and bundle of researched health benefits• Created and produced the Red
Report: The Science Behind Tart Cherries• 25 Interviews with TV and radio
including FoodNetwork.com• Seven meetings with national
publications like Health and Family Circle magazines
Specialty Crop Block Grant Projects
• Michigan Christmas Tree Association
– $75,000 grant to increase awareness and purchases of Michigan-grown poinsettias and Christmas trees
– Increase in consumer knowledge
– Increase in sales
Rural Development Fund Grant
• New grant opportunity (started in2017) for projects that address expansion and sustainability of land-based industries in rural communities and Micropolitan statistical areas– Infrastructure development
– Rural capacity building
– Business development
– Talent development and training
• Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development and the Rural Development Fund Board seeking public input by July 12, 2017 via [email protected], input received will be considered for the development of the 2018 grant criteria, and more information can be found at www.michigan.gov/mdardgrants
Value Added Grants
Establish, retain, expand, attract and/or develop value added agricultural processing and/or develop regional food systems by enhancing or facilitating aggregation and distribution of Michigan grown agricultural products.
Value Added Grants
• Great Lakes Pork Feasibility Study
• Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
– Grand Traverse Regional Market
• Marquette Food Co-op
– The U.P. Food Exchange(UPFE/Exchange)
• Uptown Reinvestment
– Flint Farmers Market
MDARD Grant Programs
Michigan Municipal League 2017 U.P. Education SummitMarquette, Michigan
June 2, 2017
Donna LaCourt, Ph.D., CGBP, EDFPEconomic/Community DevelopmentMichigan Department of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentPhone: 517-614-5518Email: [email protected]
Questions?