2023 Buy Nearby Grant Application

Description | Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) through its on-going public service awareness campaign, Buy Nearby, has created a new grant program to help you in promoting the Buy Nearby message in your local community. We will award $7,500 to one Northern Michigan community located in the Mackinac, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Emmet, or Charlevoix counties. 

The intent of this program is to help inform your communities that if Michigan residents redirected 10% of their estimated $30.3B in out-of-state spending, Michigan would gain $2.2B in gross economic output and $1.2B in increased economic activity, create more local jobs, and healthier communities.

What we are looking for | We are looking for out-of-the-box marketing strategies that drive business back to your retailers.

Customized Marketing Campaign | The grant is designed to help communities use out-of-the-box marketing strategies that drive business back to downtowns and business districts.

All proposals must be submitted before 5 p.m. on August 15, 2023 to be considered.

MRA is partnering with Great Lakes Michigan Jobs to provide this grant to a selected community program.

Question | Grant application questions may be directed to Andrea Bitely at buynearbymi@retailers.com.


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Include the program's name with your proposal. *
Provide an overview of your organization, organization chart, membership totals, mission. Provide a profile describing the organization and include all of the following:

Provide a profile describing the organization and include all of the following:

The official name of the organization.

Firm’s organizational structure (e.g. corporation, partnership, Limited Liability Company, association, etc.).

The jurisdiction in which firm is organized and the date of such organization.

The address of firm’s headquarters, any local office involved.

The organization's Federal Tax Identification Number.

The name, address, telephone, fax numbers and e-mail address of the person(s) who will serve as the contact(s), with regards to the RFP response, and with authorization to make representations on behalf of and to bind firm.

A representation that the firm is in good standing in the state of Michigan and will have all necessary licenses, permits, certifications, approvals, and authorizations necessary in order to perform all of its obligations in connection with this RFP.
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Estimated Timeframe: Select a realistic date range that the grant will be used. Note: this grant must be used before Jan. 1, 2024.
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Outline project goals.

Explain the overall goals of the project.

What do you hope to accomplish with this grant?

Who is your target audience?

Include budget.
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Include all participant sponsorships and total cost of the promotion.

Outline all funding received through paid or in-kind sponsorships. Company or organization name and value of contribution or value-added donation.
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Tell us about your community.

How active is the business community? What can we do to help your community? How would this grant help in promoting your retail businesses?
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Signature

Provide name, title, U.S. mail address, phone number and email contact information for each person involved. List level or responsibility and signature authority.
Indemnification and Hold Harmless Signature

The Proposer who is selected at its own expense, protect, defend, indemnify, save and hold harmless Michigan Retailers Association, Great Lakes Michigan Jobs and its elected and appointed officers, employees, servants and agents from all claims, damages, lawsuits, costs and expenses including, but not limited to, all costs from administrative proceedings, court costs and attorney fees that Michigan Retailers Association and/or Great Lakes Michigan Jobs and its elected and appointed officers, employees, servants and agents may incur as a result of the acts, omissions or negligence of the Proposer or its employees, servants, agents or Contracts/Subcontractors that may arise out of the agreement. The Proposers indemnification responsibility under this section shall include the sum of damages, costs and expenses which are in excess of the sum of damages, costs and expenses which are paid out on behalf of or reimbursed, its officers, employees, servants and agents by the insurance coverage obtained and/or maintained by the Proposer.

To agree, please state "agree" and type the legal name of the person applying for this grant on behalf of an organization. 
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Submission
Omissions of any of the above requested materials will disqualify you from consideration. Submissions must be made electronically. If you have problems electronically transmitting, please contact Andrea Bitely at buynearbymi@retailers.com.
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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