The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources’ (“MDAR”) Cranberry Bog Renovation Grant Program (“Program”), now in its fifth year, addresses potential challenges to the Commonwealth’s cranberry industry by working to add value to the industry’s producers, products, and services.
Donor Name: Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)
States: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/26/2023
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Goals
By providing reimbursement grants directly to cranberry operations that implement eligible projects that create more efficient bogs both in design and production while at the same time working to prevent, reduce, or eliminate environmental impacts, the program achieves the goals of minimizing environmental effects while enhancing the business and environmental sustainability of these operations.
Funding Information
- Maximum funding is $15,000 per acre up to a total of $75,000.
- Grant Period: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
Eligible Projects
- Projects must result in a completed renovation of a cranberry bog. Proposals can be for the entire renovation or components that will allow the Applicant to complete a renovation. Projects that will not result in a bog renovation are not eligible under this grant. Applicants must submit documentation demonstrating how the project will result in a completed renovation. Project examples are listed below. Projects that still meet cranberry bog renovation goals but are not listed below will be considered in the review process.
- Example Projects:
- Cranberry Vines
- Sand and Leveling
- Water Management Structures
- Excavation Equipment or Services
- Infrastructure Costs
- Other Equipment.
Eligibility Criteria
- Agricultural operations as defined by M.G.L. c. 128, § 1A that are principally and substantially engaged in the business of cranberry production for commercial purposes, and which meet all of the following criteria:
- Applicant must own the property upon which the project will be implemented or be a Co-Applicant with the owner, who has a legal interest in the land whether by deed or written agreement and approval. The property must be in active agricultural use and managed as a commercial enterprise by the Applicant for at least the
- three (3) years previous to the date of application;
- Are bogs greater than one (1) acre in size and in agricultural use as set forth in 310 CMR 10.04; and
- Please note:
- Grower and acreage must be defined based on individual USDA/FSA farm and track number.
For more information, visit MDAR.
