The Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Center for Dairy Research and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, has announced a new infusion of $2.9 million in Dairy Business Builder grants to 28 Midwestern dairy businesses. More than half of the recipients are farmstead businesses, and 64 percent are receiving grant funds for the first time, highlighting DBIA’s focus on nurturing a diverse array of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Grant Program Details
The Dairy Business Builder grant program supports projects designed to diversify on-farm activity, create value-added products, enhance dairy by-products, or create or expand export programs. The DBIA is supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and was created in the 2018 federal Farm Bill. Since then, DBIA has awarded more than $26 million across 329 grants to Midwestern dairy farms and businesses.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
