The Choose Iowa Marketing and Promotion 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: 12/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Grant Duration: 12 months or less
Details:
Funding Information
- Maximum grant awards shall not exceed $25,000.
- Applicants must provide a minimum one-to-one financial match from private sources for total project costs.
- 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.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- 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
- Preference will be given to small and medium-sized businesses.
Eligible Projects
Examples include but are not limited to:
- Purchase and installation of equipment used in the production of value-added agricultural products
- Creamery or milk product processing and packaging equipment
- Food hub development or expansion
- Cooler walls and refrigeration units
- Grading, packing, labeling, packaging, or sorting equipment
- Refrigerated trucks to access new markets
- Food processing short courses and workshops
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.
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