Minnesota Value Added Grant Program |
Supports Minnesota agricultural producers and processors to expand markets for Minnesota products. Grants are intended to:
- Initiate or expand livestock product processing;
- Create feasibility, business, marketing and succession plans for existing and new business;
- Purchase equipment to initiate, upgrade, or modernize value-added businesses;
- Increase on farm food safety (ex. implementing a food safety plan); and
- Increase farmers' processing and aggregating capacity to enter farm-to-institution and other markets.
Proposals must be received no later than December 31, 2012 and/or March 1, 2013.
Applications that have a meat processing, Farm to School component or are addressing a Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) or similar type of food safety plan will receive priority.
Two categories of grants will be awarded through the application process:
- Business planning, feasibility study, marketing and succession planning; and
- Equipment purchases or physical improvements.
MDA Contact
David Weinand, Program Coordinator
David.Weinand@state.mn.us, 651-201-6646
Ag Marketing & Development Division
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