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Apply now for Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants

Dated: October 23, 2023

The Choose Iowa Value-Added Grant Program exists to identify, evaluate, and financially support programs and services that add value to agricultural products, enable new technologies, and support alternative marketing strategies.

Donor Name: Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

State: Iowa

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 12/15/2023

Size of the Grant: $5,000

Details:

These cost-share grants leverage additional private investment and were created to assist Iowa farmers, businesses and non-profits with their efforts to increase or diversify their agricultural product offerings, expand markets and shorten the supply chain.

Value-added agriculture increases the value of raw commodity products through production, processing or manufacturing.

Funding Information

Maximum grant awards shall not exceed $25,000.

  • Applicants must provide a minimum of one-to-one (1:1) financial match from private sources such as cash, financing or other grant funds for total project costs. In-kind contributions are not accepted.
  • Example: An individual applying for a grant of $5,000 must provide at least $5,000 from other sources.
  • Additional points will be awarded to applicants that provide more than the required match amount.

Eligible Projects 

  • Projects must:
    • Increase sales of Iowa agricultural products by increasing production capacity or expanding market access for value-added projects
    • Not be in progress until a grant is awarded
    • Be completed in 12 months or less
    • Be conducted in Iowa
  • Examples include but are not limited to:
    • Purchase and installation of equipment used in the production of value-added agricultural products.
    • On-farm store or commercial kitchen.
    • Food hub development or expansion.
    • Direct to consumer technology.
    • Cooler walls and refrigeration units.
    • Grading, packing, labeling, packaging or sorting equipment.
    • Refrigerated trucks to access new markets.
    • Food processing short courses and workshops.

Eligibility Criteria 

  • Be an individual, business, agricultural cooperative, non-profit organization, or local government.
  • Be in good standing with the State of Iowa
  • Currently reside or conduct business in Iowa.

Ineligibility

  • Equipment and infrastructure for meat processing (funding available through IEDA).
  • Infrastructure for renewable fuels (funding available through IDALS-RFIP).
  • Dairy processing and dairy labor-reducing technology (funding available through IDALS-Dairy Innovation Fund)
  • Expenses incurred prior to grant award.
  • Start-up costs such as inventory, license fees, working capital, etc.
  • Costs associated with advertising, public relations, entertainment.
  • Employee wages and benefits.
  • Paying off existing debt, related collection costs or legal fees.
  • Paying off existing fines, penalties or settlements for failure to comply with laws or regulations.

For more information, visit Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

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