Northeast Dairy Business Information Center Innovation in Dairy Processing and Packaging Grant due October 31
This grant offers funding for long-term investments that increase dairy processors’ environmental and economic sustainability. Projects funded through this grant must address at least one of the following primary goals:
- Packaging initiatives that prioritize sustainability, scalability, and marketability of packaging solutions for small and mid-sized processors. Packaging projects may address topics such as packaging lifecycle analysis, packaging materials, costs of conversion, supply chain logistics, research and development, packaging design, processor packaging changeovers, and infrastructure upgrades.
- Novel processing solutions such as innovation in sourcing, product development, alternative production solutions, distribution and supply chain logistics, operations, workforce development or employee welfare, and marketing or consumer experience.
- Projects that increase collaboration across the dairy sector or increase partnerships between sectors to ensure the greatest number of dairy businesses benefit.
Grants will range from $75,000 to $350,000 with a 25% (cash or in-kind) match commitment required. Total program funding is $1,500,000.
Open to applicants in 11 Northeast states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Applications close on October 31 at 2:00 pm.
Read the Request for Applications and learn how to apply on our website: https://nedairyinnovation.com/grants/dairy-processor-innovation-grant/