Program Focus: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Mr. Meyer believed that farming and the production of food "always will be a required function if any of us are to survive."  The protection of agriculture and natural resources throughout Michigan remain important program areas for grants. Funding is limited to organizations in the state of Michigan.

Programs for Grant Consideration

The Americana Foundation Trustees will consider grant requests for projects that contain one or more of the following types of projects:

1. Educational programs for the protection of prime agricultural land, open space and natural resources.
2. Basic education and information about tools for managing growth through integrated planning and zoning and the development of healthy communities.
3. Partnerships of environmental and agricultural organizations with other stakeholder groups working to protect agricultural land, open space and natural resources.