What You Need to Know: Get a jump on grant applications across the Great Lakes Midwest Webinar - Resource Sheet
DOWNLOADSeptember 19, 2024 Jamie Rahrig, Julie Jesmer
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EmailPlease note that this resource now includes out-of-date information. Per the USDA announcement on July 15, 2025, the Regional Food Business Centers program was terminated, prior to its original end date of July 2028. Because of this, the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center halted operations on September 15, 2025 and was unable to responsibly launch the Business Builder Subaward and assistances programs. Please see our related press release. Resources intended to help food and farm businesses will remain freely available on this website and additional resources can be found at foodsystems.msu.edu/resources.
To prepare for applying to federally funded grant opportunities, entrepreneurs are required to have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) from sam.gov. In this two-page resource, the process to apply for this free 12-digit number is outlined. This resource complements a webinar hosted on June 20, 2024 where Dan Cornelius of Yowela Farms and Aje Elliott of Workin' Roots Farm shared firsthand experiences in applying for grants from a federal source.
This resource sheet is designed to assist entrepreneurs in preparing to apply for grant funding from various sources, including forthcoming Business Builder subawards from the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center.
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For more information about future events and resources, interested parties can visit glm-rfbc.msu.edu or email glm-rfbc@msu.edu.
Contributors
- A.J. Ellison, Clerical, Aide On-call, webinar synthesis
- Emma Beauchamp, Communication Strategist, communication guidance
- Melissa Hill, Communication Manager, design and layout
About the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center
The Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center was dedicated to offering coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building opportunities for farmers, producers, and other food business owners in support of a more resilient and competitive food system. Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (MI) coordinated the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center comprised of network coordinators – Chicago Food Policy Action Council (IL), Northwest Indiana Food Council (IN), Food Finance Institute of the University of Wisconsin System (WI), and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Food Systems – who sought to take a transformational, rather than transactional, approach. Learn more at glm-rfbc.msu.edu.
Support for the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center came from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service Regional Food Business Centers Program. The 12 USDA Regional Food Business Centers support all 50 U.S. States and Territories, and are inclusive of all types of agricultural products produced locally or regionally.
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