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This document is a compilation of questions and answers the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center has received about this grant opportunity. This document will be updated regularly. Please be sure to read the full request for applications for the complete details of this funding opportunity.
This document is a compilation of questions and answers the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center has received about this grant opportunity. This document will be updated regularly. Please be sure to read the request for applications for the full details of this funding opportunity.
The Dairy Business Viability and Technical Assistance Grant Program will provide grants for dairy processors, producer associations, supply chain businesses, and technical assistance providers to enhance dairy farmer and processor business operations and strengthen market opportunities. Projects funded through this program will coordinate technical assistance to benefit multiple dairy producers and processors with the goal of increasing consumption, sales, jobs, and diverse markets for regionally produced dairy products. Technical assistance services could include enhancing business plans, facility operations, marketing, distribution, processing, and product offerings. Grants are available to applicants in all Northeast states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Karen Karp and Partners will conduct an assessment of the level of interest from dairy farmers located in central and southern Vermont and northern Massachusetts in producing milk specifically for specialty cheese production.
Vermont Creamery was selected by the NE-DBIC for a $150,000 grant to conduct research on the potential for development of the goat dairy sector in Vermont
Atlantic Corporation (Atlantic) completed a comprehensive market research report capturing its market research of existing literature regarding the goat and sheep dairy industry, implemented a consumer preference survey of 597 Northeastern consumers, and conducted a business-to-business (B2B) survey of 26 New England sheep and goat dairy farms. This detailed market research will help sheep and goat milk producers accurately assess the best markets, packaging options, and marketing activities to expand product lines and distribution, ultimately resulting in more profitable operations. With the culmination of a comprehensive research report and an easy-to-use, interactive data dashboard, this project supports the NE-DBIC’s aim to strengthen industry engagement, improve strategic planning, and support business development and financial success to grow this sector of agriculture.
