A new round of Dairy Business Builder grants will be available in September for small- to medium-sized dairy farmers, manufacturers, and processors in 11 Upper Midwestern states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Kansas, and Wisconsin. The funding is administered by the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA).
The reimbursement grants of up to $100,000 each aim to support recipients in diversifying on-farm activity, creating value-added products, enhancing dairy byproducts, and creating or enhancing dairy export programs.
"The Dairy Business Builder grant program offers targeted investments that help dairy entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level. We're pleased to offer them this meaningful support, and we look forward to seeing their creative ideas this fall," said WCMA Executive Director John Umhoefer.
"The Dairy Business Builder program will help individual businesses like farmsteads and small cheesemakers as they invest in innovations and other opportunities to grow their operations," stated CDR Director John Lucey.
Application materials for the Dairy Business Builder grants will be made available Sept. 19 online at cdr.wisc.edu/dbia. Prospective applicants will benefit from an informational webinar hosted by DBIA staff, to be held in September. Applications will be due on Nov. 10. Successful applicants will be notified by Dec. 15.
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