Community development resources

The Build MI Community Grant is an initiative designed to promote private investment in Michigan communities. This tool provides access to real estate development gap financing for small scale, incremental redevelopment projects.

The Build MI Community Initiative has been established to re-activate underutilized or vacant space into vibrant areas by promoting capital investment into redevelopment projects being taken on by developers and property owners with limited real estate development experience and familiarizing them with the development process in order to position them to potentially undertake more complex projects in the future.

The Developer Toolkit and Build MI Community initiative provide technical assistance resources to real estate entrepreneurs and access to real estate development gap financing for incremental redevelopment projects. 

Through the steps outlined below, the goals of the toolkit are to:

• Develop connections to organizations and/or individuals providing support and services to real estate entrepreneurs with limited experience.

• Educate and provide awareness of Community Development Programs.

• Learn about opportunities to support real estate entrepreneurs with limited experience.

Designed by MEDC in collaboration with the Michigan Municipal League, PSCP is a crowdgranting initiative that can provide matching grant funds for crowdfunded public space projects through Patronicity, an online, crowdfunding platform.

Through deep collaboration and strong investments, with the vision of residents at the center, Purpose Built Communities and the Purpose Built Network ensure prosperity starts with place.

PBC believes every neighborhood should have the resources and amenities it needs to be worthy of the people who live there.

CDCs are neighborhood-level, nonprofit organizations that implement community development projects ranging from the development of affordable housing and community centers to job training and health services. CDCs often function as real estate developers, dealmakers, and intermediaries between community-based service providers, public agencies, and investors like banks, philanthropic organizations, and community development financial institutions (CDFIs). 

Bridge Builders Neighborhood Microgrants offer small, one-time grants of up to $1,000 for collaborative, creative projects or events in Michigan Municipal League member communities. Each project should build bridges across the community by bringing people together.