The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection invites Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for Dairy Processor Grants by noon Nov. 3.
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.
DATCP will choose awardees through a competitive selection process to receive grants of up to $50,000 per project. Recipients need to provide a match of 20% of the grant amount.
The grant application and more information are available at https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/AgDevelopment/DairyProcessorGrants.aspx.
An informational webinar will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 13. Grant recipients will be announced in the coming months.
Since the program started in 2014, DATCP has received 297 Dairy Processor Grant proposals requesting more than $12.1 million and has funded 148 of those proposals totaling $3.8 million.
