Michigan MDARD / Michigan Craft Beverage Council FY27 Research and Education Grants

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.

Last verifiedSeptember 24, 2026

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.

Broad Eligibility

Education projects are publicly confirmed to take place in Michigan, support Michigan growers, Michigan craft beverage producers, or other key Michigan craft-beverage stakeholders, and benefit a group rather than one company or person. Complete applicant-type eligibility for both research and education tracks remains unverified pending review of the controlling FY27 guideline/application documents.

Atlas Analysis

Formal Atlas Opportunity, N9+, QC Healthcare, and direct-vendor scoring are deferred. The verified public priorities concern Michigan-grown agricultural inputs, regenerative agriculture, crop quality, craft-beverage quality control/assurance, packaging integrity, market/consumer education, and industry-wide benefit. No healthcare, telehealth, remote examination, or QC Healthcare pathway is established from the authoritative materials reviewed. Do not force N9+.

Verification-hold record for the Michigan Craft Beverage Council FY27 Research and Education Grants. MDARD confirms the FY27 round is open, with research awards up to $40,000 and education awards up to $5,000. The official September 3, 2026 press release states proposals are due October 9, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET, while the current program page labels the same deadline 3:00 p.m. EST. Do not infer which timezone wording controls.

MDARD links separate FY27 Research Grant Guidelines and Application and Education Grant Guidelines and Application documents plus the FY27 Research and Education Priorities. Full applicant eligibility, match treatment, allowable/ineligible costs, required forms/attachments, and all application controls must be verified from the controlling current guideline/application documents before publication, package production, CRM applicant advancement, or ORIGINAL outreach.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.michigan.govAtlas last verified this record September 24, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗