WI Agricultural grants workshops in October
Deirdre Birmingham
Grant Programs And Financial Options For Farmers & Food Entrepreneurs
Are you looking for ways to develop your innovative agricultural business? Join us for a workshop designed to help you identify whether grants or other financial options might be right for you.
Wisconsin farmers have used grants to develop value-added enterprises, try out innovative production and marketing techniques, and educate other farmers and the public about sustainable agriculture. But figuring out whether a grant program is right for you and working through the application can be intimidating. This workshop will discuss when grants make sense and cover ways to plan your project and strengthen your application.
Specific grant programs to be covered include:
· USDA’s Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program, which provides planning and working capital funds to farmers and farmer-based enterprises to develop and implement value-added ventures
· USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) grant program, which funds research, and education projects that advance sustainable agriculture
· USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program, which funds endeavors that enhance the competitiveness of Wisconsin Specialty Crops
In
addition, the
workshop will briefly cover USDA cost-share and loan programs
for farmers.
Each workshop will run
from 9:30am (registration at 9:00am) to 4:00pm. Lunch is
included as part of the $15 registration fee.
Dates and Locations:
Wednesday, October 5th – Western WI
Pippin Center, Melville Hall, UW-Richland Center, 1200 US-14, Richland Center, WI
To register contact: Adam Hady at adam...@ces.uwex.edu or (608) 647-6148
Thursday, October 6th – Southeastern WI
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, W2493 County Road ES, East Troy, WI
To register contact: Leigh Presley at leigh....@ces.uwex.edu or (262) 857-1948 or (262) 767-2905
Tuesday, October 11th – Eastern WI
Crystal Falls Banquet Hall, 1500 Handschke Drive, New London, WI
To register contact: Greg Blonde at greg....@ces.uwex.edu or (715) 258-6231
The registration fee of $15 will cover the cost of lunch and materials. The workshops are sponsored by UW-Extension, USDA, DATCP, and Michael Fields Agricultural Institute.