MDARD - MDARD grants aimed at food desert, processing, state supply chain
MDARD For immediate release: December 17, 2020 LANSING, MI - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development today awarded Value Added and Regional Food System grants to nine Michigan producers, processors, and community development organizations. The grants are designed to help retain, expand, attract, or develop agricultural processing in Michigan through targeted investments in technology and equipment, feasibility studies, healthy food access, regional food systems, and urban agriculture. “When you look at these projects individually, the grants will help one operation with...