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Michigan grants for nonprofits: where to look
Michigan funds nonprofits department by department, and each department has built its own grants system with its own registration: MiGrants at the DNR, EGrAMS at Health and Human Services, MiAgGrants at Agriculture, NexSys at Education. There is no state-run portal that lists them all, but MI Funding Hub, a public-private search tool, comes close and is the place to start.
Status on this site: we don't list Michigan grants yet. This page points you to the official sources so you can search today; get one email when Michigan listings go live.
No central state grant portal
Michigan does not run a single portal that lists every state agency's open grants the way California does. Opportunities are posted agency by agency. These are the agencies that most often fund nonprofits:
- MI Funding Hub: the closest thing to a statewide finder: a free public search of state and federal grants with 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) filters and a bimonthly newsletter, run jointly by the Michigan Municipal League and the Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity
- Department of Natural Resources: grants: recreation, trails, conservation; applications in MiGrants
- EGLE: grants and financing: environment, Great Lakes and energy programs with a funding-opportunities database
- MDHHS: EGrAMS: health and human services; login required, current competitive opportunities named on the home page
- MDARD: grants and funding: agriculture and rural development; applications in MiAgGrants
- Michigan Arts and Culture Council: grants: Mission Support and Experience Support are the main state arts streams for 501(c)(3)s, on an annual cycle
- Department of Education: grants: includes the MDE grants repository
Open data: None on data.michigan.gov; each department's grants system is an application tool, not a public feed.
Federal grants open to Michigan nonprofits
Federal funding is listed on grants.gov; filter by eligibility "Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status" and search your program area. Much federal money also passes through Michigan state agencies as pass-through grants, which show up on the agency pages above rather than on grants.gov.
Statewide resources
- Nonprofit association: Michigan Nonprofit Association
- Charity registration and lookup: Attorney General, Charitable Trust Section. Most charities soliciting over $25,000 a year must register; public search by name, EIN or AG file number.
- Community foundations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan has 60-plus community foundations, affiliates and area funds covering every county
Worth knowing
- Expect to register your organization separately in each department's system before you can apply; only an authorized official can create the organization record in MiGrants.
- MI Funding Hub covers state and federal opportunities with nonprofit-specific eligibility filters and is free; it is a joint venture rather than an official state portal, so confirm details on the agency page.
- Michigan's community-foundation network is unusually dense (every county is covered), which makes community foundations a realistic first funder for small organizations.
- The Attorney General's charity database lists more than 10,000 registered organizations and is where donors and funders check your standing.
Avoiding scams
The rules don't change by state: real grants never charge a fee, never arrive as an award for something you didn't apply for, and are always findable on the agency's own site. Our grant scams guide and 60-second checklist apply in Michigan exactly as in California.
Links on this page were opened and checked on Oct 30, 2026. Agencies restructure sites often; if one is dead, the state's main site search will usually find the new home.