MADISON - Application deadlines are fast approaching for two grant programs designed to help Wisconsin dairy farms improve efficiencies and enhance profitability. One grant program targets dairy processors; the other is for dairy producers.
Dairy processors can apply for Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20 Processor Grants. The grants are intended to foster innovation, improve profitability and sustain the long-term viability of Wisconsin's dairy processing facilities. Grants may be up to $50,000 per proposal, with applicants required to provide at least 20 percent of the total grant award as a matching contribution. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is accepting requests for processor
grant proposals through Monday.
Applications are also sought for the next round of Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20 Producer Grants. The grant is a flexible grant available for farmers to facilitate operational changes, improve profitability and increase efficiency. Recipients can be awarded as much as $5,000 and would be required to pay a cost share of 20 percent of the total grant amount. Producer grant applications are due to DATCP by Dec. 18. These grants are just one service of the Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20 Team. DATCP can help farmers connect with dairy resources year round.
Application materials and more information about both grants programs are available at http://datcp.wi.gov/Farms/ Dairy_Farming/index.aspx or by emailing GrowWisconsin Dairy@wi.gov.
Processors with questions can contact Stacie Ashby at 608-224-5116 or Stacie. Ashby@Wisconsin. gov. Producers with questions can contact Angie Sullivan at 855-943-2479 or Angie.sullivan@Wisconsin.gov.
Dairy processors can apply for Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20 Processor Grants. The grants are intended to foster innovation, improve profitability and sustain the long-term viability of Wisconsin's dairy processing facilities. Grants may be up to $50,000 per proposal, with applicants required to provide at least 20 percent of the total grant award as a matching contribution. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is accepting requests for processor
grant proposals through Monday.
Applications are also sought for the next round of Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20 Producer Grants. The grant is a flexible grant available for farmers to facilitate operational changes, improve profitability and increase efficiency. Recipients can be awarded as much as $5,000 and would be required to pay a cost share of 20 percent of the total grant amount. Producer grant applications are due to DATCP by Dec. 18. These grants are just one service of the Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20 Team. DATCP can help farmers connect with dairy resources year round.
Application materials and more information about both grants programs are available at http://datcp.wi.gov/Farms/ Dairy_Farming/index.aspx or by emailing GrowWisconsin Dairy@wi.gov.
Processors with questions can contact Stacie Ashby at 608-224-5116 or Stacie. Ashby@Wisconsin. gov. Producers with questions can contact Angie Sullivan at 855-943-2479 or Angie.sullivan@Wisconsin.gov.