State grants available for food trucks & farmers markets
Farmers market organizers and food truck operators have a chance to get some green — $10,000 to $50,000 — from the state if they can prove their business is unique, innovative and will be successful at making their communities a place with a special vibe and feel. The state and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation wants to promote food entrepreneurship as a means to promote a sense of place in Michigan communities by awarding matching grants through the Farmers Market Grant Program and the Mobile Cuisine Start-Up Program. “Farmers markets and food trucks improve our downtowns and bring vitality and economic growth to our communities,” says MEDC President and CEO Michael A. Finney in a statement announcing the grants. “These grants will support food entrepreneurs and local markets, strengthen communities and create jobs in our state.” The state will award up to $200,000 in grants to farmers' markets and up to $100,000 to food trucks. Writer: Kim North Shine Source: Kathy Fagan, communication specialist at Michigan Deparment of Economic Development
Farmers market organizers and food truck operators have a chance to get some green — $10,000 to $50,000 — from the state if they can prove their business is unique, innovative and will be successful at making their communities a place with a special vibe and feel.
The state and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation wants to promote food entrepreneurship as a means to promote a sense of place in Michigan communities by awarding matching grants through the Farmers Market Grant Program and the Mobile Cuisine Start-Up Program.
“Farmers markets and food trucks improve our downtowns and bring vitality and economic growth to our communities,” says MEDC President and CEO Michael A. Finney in a statement announcing the grants. “These grants will support food entrepreneurs and local markets, strengthen communities and create jobs in our state.”
The state will award up to $200,000 in grants to farmers’ markets and up to $100,000 to food trucks.
Writer: Kim North Shine
Source: Kathy Fagan, communication specialist at Michigan Deparment of Economic Development
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