Michigan Strategic Fund

The Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) is a state government entity registered in SAM.gov that serves as a critical administrative and economic development organization for the state of Michigan. Functioning as a key state-level agency, MSF plays a pivotal role in supporting economic growth, business development, and strategic initiatives across various sectors. Through federal grant awards, MSF provides a wide range of services and programs that focus on economic development, arts promotion, historic preservation, small business support, and community infrastructure restoration.

Over the past several years, MSF has received multiple federal grants from agencies including the Department of Energy, National Endowment for the Arts, Small Business Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Commerce, and the Department of the Treasury. These grants have supported diverse initiatives such as smart manufacturing technology adoption for small and medium-sized manufacturers, arts programming and cultural infrastructure development, international trade expansion for small businesses, disaster recovery and mitigation efforts, historic preservation projects, and technical assistance for underserved businesses. Specific programs have included the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), Historic Preservation Fund grants, State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) technical assistance, and collaborative manufacturing technology initiatives like Project DIAMOND. The grants range from supporting African American historical site nominations to providing economic recovery resources for tourism sectors, demonstrating MSF's comprehensive approach to state-level economic and cultural development.