Dairy Business Innovation Alliance Awards $3.2 Million to 37 Small Dairy Businesses
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Additionally, after a competitive review process, reimbursement grants are also awarded and are up to $100,000 each.This round of DBIA grant funding was one of the largest so far, with over $3.2 million awarded to 37 small dairy businesses to expand production of value-added dairy products across our region, said Center for Dairy Research Director John Lucey. "DBIA backs projects aimed at fostering new growth and enhancing profitability, benefiting not only individual businesses but the broader dairy industry as a whole," said Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Executive Director John Umhoefer. WCMA is proud to support farmers, manufacturers, and processors in their endeavors to fortify the future of dairy. "The U.S. Department of Agriculture supports the DBIA, and since a 2018 Farm Bill, the DBIA has additionally awarded 213 grants to dairy businesses in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, totaling over $16.5 million. Congrats to all the grant winners, from Deli Market News!