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GrantMichigan MDARD / Michigan Craft Beverage Council FY27 Research and Education Grants
Atlas Opportunity ScoreUnder review
FundingResearch grants up to $40,000 each; education grants up to $5,000 each. Total FY27 pool not established from the authoritative public materials reviewed.
DeadlineOctober 9, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. The official September 3 press release says ET; the current MDARD program page says EST. Treat the timezone wording conflict as material and do not infer.
Required next actionVerification Hold. Obtain and fully review the current FY27 Research and Education Grant Guidelines/Application documents; verify applicant eligibility, match/cost-share treatment, allowable and ineligible costs, required forms/attachments, procurement/vendor rules, and controlling deadline timezone wording. Only then score for publication/applicant action. Before any ORIGINAL outreach, also verify eligible organization, business Contact/email, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce status, Account/Contact/Deal/Atlas_Email_Queue deduplication, and authoritative send history.
Current statusVerification Hold - open FY27 round; controlling deadline timezone wording conflicts between official MDARD sources and full guideline/application controls remain to be verifiedSource verificationSeptember 24, 2026
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Funding Potential
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Actionability
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