USDA Opens Applications for Agriculture Innovation Center Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service is accepting applications for the Agriculture Innovation Center Program. The program provides grants to Agriculture Innovation Centers that offer technical assistance and other services to agricultural producers seeking to develop and market value agricultural products. A total of $2.5 million is available, with individual grants of up to $1 million.
Funding may be used to operate an Agriculture Innovation Center and provide producers with business and market development assistance, feasibility studies and business plans, financial and organizational assistance, product and process development, as well as branding and marketing. Centers may also provide individual grants of up to $5,000 to agricultural producers for eligible services.
Applications will be due January 31,2027 and for specific eligibility please click here.