Vermont-based companies and organizations in agriculture, forestry, meals, beverage, and fiber industries are invited to use for Service Supplier & Producer Affiliation Grants geared toward supporting their enterprise initiatives.
With as much as $370,000 obtainable in whole funding, grant quantities vary from $10,000 to $25,000 for pilot initiatives serving a selected area of Vermont, and $25,000 to $75,000 for initiatives working statewide. No matching funds are required, and the grant interval will run from March 2025 to June 2026.
Eligibility
This grant is open to 2 classes of candidates:
- Service Suppliers – Organizations that ship enterprise help companies to Vermont’s agricultural and forestry companies, comparable to market improvement, enterprise planning, and monetary planning.
- Producer Associations – Trade commerce teams representing and selling Vermont-based agricultural, meals, beverage, forestry, or fiber merchandise. These associations can apply for grants geared toward enhancing their organizational operations or delivering companies to their members.
Eligible initiatives for service suppliers embrace providing help in areas comparable to market improvement, responses to crises like COVID-19 and flooding, enterprise succession planning, and workforce improvement. Producer affiliation initiatives may additionally give attention to affiliation improvement, together with management coaching, board governance, and membership outreach.
Candidates have to be Vermont-based or proposing a venture totally centered on Vermont’s working panorama and companies. For out-of-state candidates, eligibility must be confirmed with this system contact.
Key Dates and Deadlines
- September 20, 2024: Request for Purposes launched and utility submission opens.
- September 24, 2024 (11 a.m. – 12 p.m.): Applicant webinar and Q&A session. Registration required.
- November 7, 2024 (11:59 p.m.): Software deadline.
- Early January 2025: Candidates notified of funding choices.
- January 2025: Grantee documentation due.
- February/March 2025: Venture begin date.
For additional info, candidates can contact Clare Salerno at clare.salerno@vermont.gov or (802) 917-2637.
