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Match on Main (Michigan)

Status

Usually opens in March and April

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
$25,000

Reimbursement-only grants of up to $25,000 per project for new and expanding place-based small businesses (interior renovations, outdoor space, technical assistance, marketing and technology, retail inventory). Paid after project completion via the local applicant organisation. Businesses do not apply directly to MEDC.

Funder

Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — FY26 application window ran March 1 to April 24, 2026 (a correction note says the window closed Monday, April 20 at 5pm). FY26 awards have been announced.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Place-based small business in a downtown or commercial district of a community designated Essentials or Certified Redevelopment Ready Community, or Select or Master level Michigan Main Street community. Projects must finish within 12 months of grant agreement execution.

How to apply

  1. Contact your local downtown development authority, municipality or Michigan Main Street programme.
  2. The community scores local applications and may submit up to two businesses per round via the MEDC portal.
  3. After project completion, the applicant organisation requests reimbursement.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.miplace.org/small-business/match-on-main/

"The program provides reimbursement-based grant funding of up to $25,000 per project to support new and expanding place-based small businesses, while leveraging local leadership and community-driven selection."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.miplace.org

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