The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection reminds Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for dairy processor grants through Jan. 30.
Eligible applicants must operate a licensed dairy processing plant in Wisconsin that is engaged in pasteurizing, processing, or manufacturing milk or dairy products. Funding from these grants can be used to address a wide range of dairy business needs such as food safety, staff training, plant expansion or modernization, and professional consulting services.
“Since this program began in 2014, demand for grants have outpaced available funding,” says DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski. “Here in America’s Dairyland, our hardworking dairy processors lead the way in innovation and modernization.”
Since 2014, DATCP has gotten 161 dairy processor grant proposals requesting more than $6.3 million. DATCP has funded 85 of those proposals totaling $1.7 million. The available funding was doubled in the biennial budget to $400,000 annually.
Grants will be awarded for projects up to $50,000 and two years in duration. Processors are required to provide a match of 20 percent of the grant amount. Recipients will be chosen through a competitive selection process.
Applications are due to DATCP Grants Manager Ryan Dunn at [email protected] by 5 p.m. on Jan. 30. Grant recipients will be announced in March 2023. Apply here: https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Growing_WI/DairyDevelopment.aspx
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