Nearly four dozen dairy businesses across the Midwest have been awarded grants through the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Center for Dairy Research and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.
In this latest round, the program saw funding requests totaling $5.8 million — nearly double the amount of available funding. In total, DBIA has selected 44 grant applicants to receive funding, including five companies for its Dairy Industry Impact grants and 39 small to medium-size farms and processors for Dairy Business Builder grants.
The Dairy Industry Impact grant program is targeted to help dairy businesses develop an idea or tackle a challenge with the potential to advance the dairy industry as a whole. In the most recent program, projects related to sustainability or exports were solicited. Five companies have been selected and will receive a total of more than $300,000 in reimbursable grants.
A full list of Dairy Industry Impact grant recipients is available here.
