Professional Dairy Producers Foundation awards grants to projects that will build producer professionalism and maintain public trust through programs that educate and engage both the dairy community and the public.
Donor Name: Professional Dairy Producers Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The core objectives are to engage and equip people in lifelong learning, leadership skills and developing the next generation of professional dairy producers.
Focus Areas
- Raising up the next generation of professional dairy producers.
- Growing and maintaining public trust in people and products.
- Building the skills of dairy producers.
Targeted Areas of Support At the present time, new programs or education initiatives intended to support fall into these main areas:
- Building PRODUCER PROFESSIONALISM – Engaging and equipping people in lifelong learning, including producer leadership skills and the next generation of professional dairy producers.
- Maintaining PUBLIC TRUST – Unified outreach programs that educate and engage both the dairy community and the public, helping facilitate trust.
Funding Information
Organizations may apply for a grant of up to $10,000. The maximum amount for each grant will be $10,000. The maximum amount given to any one organization will be $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
All grant seekers must be an active non-profit organization with an IRS status of 501(c)(3) or (c)(5) within the United States to be eligible to apply.
The Dairy’s Foundation® Selection Committee will weigh the quality of proposals against any or all of the following considerations:
- Industry Leadership—Will this grant be a catalyst for change or further education opportunities? Like a tugboat, funds can be used to lead the industry into uncharted waters, trying new ideas.
- Shareability—Does this grant align with the PDPF mission? The mission is “To share ideas, resources and experiences about important issues surrounding the dairy industry through educational opportunities for dairy producers and the public.” Therefore, want to work in partnership with organizations that align with mission. Looking for ways to advance promising programs and share “what works” with others in the industry.
- Leverage—Will this grant make use of already proven solutions? Encourage organizations to leverage grant with other resources to achieve educational goals.
- Impact—Applications should include ways that you intend to communicate and publicize your program’s results and findings.
- Commitment to Partnership—Is the applying organization capable of helping the Foundation grow its influence and capacity in the future? Vision is “a professional, proactive and prepared dairy community, united through education initiatives.”
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