Vermont Agricultural Food and Markets Agency Are you a major producer of agricultural or forestry products looking for funding to support market development, research and development, infrastructure improvements, energy projects or workforce training and development?
Applications for the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Primary Producer Impact Grant, funded by the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA), are now available! The application form will be released on October 28 and the application portal will be open from November 9 – December 16. The application is a two-stage process and applicants who advance to the second round will be notified in early February 2023. Estimated project start date is early summer 2023.
Applicants can apply for grants between $50,000 and $250,000 and must provide a 100% match. Only primary producers of agricultural and forestry products are eligible for an ARPA-Funded Primary Producer Impact Grant.
Examples of primary production activities that may qualify are agriculture, cattle ranching, sugar growing, dairying, and logging. Applicants must provide a narrative statement of their primary production activities and provide documentation to verify their status as a primary producer.
Primary producers seeking small dollar grants or secondary processors/producers should apply for a Business Enhancement Grant by October 28
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SIAL Canada 2023 Information Session
The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC) is recruiting cheese makers and other specialty dairy producers to represent their products at SIAL Canada.
SIAL is Canada’s largest international food and beverage trade show, hosted in Toronto from May 9 to May 11, 2023. As part of the Regional Value-Added Dairy Pavilion hosted by NE-DBIC, businesses benefit from a suite of services and a subsidized booth. Space.
Interested in learning more? Register for NE-DBIC’s hour-long SIAL Canada participant information session on October 25.
Information session: October 25, 12:30 pm
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Sunday Agdev newspaper feedback survey
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets’ Division of Agricultural Development wants feedback on our weekly newsletter.
What started as a way to distribute seasonal resources to the food and farming community during the Covid-19 pandemic has become a weekly newsletter highlighting funding and educational opportunities.
We are looking for objective feedback to inform the direction of the newsletter.
If you would like to participate, your responses should take no more than five minutes. Thank you very much for helping us improve this community resource.
Take the feedback survey
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Telling Your Forest Story Workshop Series
Join the Northeast Forestry Center for a marketing workshop series specifically for wood products businesses.
Are you a wood products business looking to create or update your story? Looking for a competitive edge with your marketing that captures the story behind your product?
“Telling Your Forest Story” is an online workshop designed to help you better understand your wood’s origin story and incorporate it into your business philosophy and marketing message.
This free workshop series consists of six online sessions followed by ten hours of technical support from a marketing expert. You must attend all six sessions to receive technical support.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Workshop series begins: October 25
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Applications for short-term forgivable loans will open soon.
The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) has funding available through the America’s Recovery Plan Act to support businesses experiencing economic damage due to Covid-19.
On November 1, The application is open to all business sectors. Until now, it was only available to priority businesses as defined by the state of Vermont.
Businesses must have fewer than 500 employees, have been in business as of March 13, 2020, and demonstrate an economic impact from Covid-19.
You can download an application package here to help you calculate your eligibility and loan amount. Applicants are encouraged to seek technical assistance to determine their eligibility.
Application opens: November 1st
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