Agricultural Innovation Center Grants
What is the Agriculture Innovation Center grant program?
Proposals to the Agriculture Innovation Center (AIC) should focus on business planning, business structure, marketing, marketing planning, distribution, business expansion, business transfer, keeping and expanding land in agricultural production, and developing or enhancing value-added product recipes and techniques.
Priority goes to proposals that include farmer participation across agriculture sectors, commodities, production and management systems, or regions of the state
Grant eligibility
Eligible grant applicants include farmers, producer groups, researchers, educators, organizations, agencies and businesses. Applicants may represent nonprofit or for-profit sectors.
Projects should work with New York State resident farmers and outcomes should benefit agriculture in New York State.
Deadlines & Request for Proposals
The AIC application deadlines for the 2008 grant funding cycle are:
RFP Released: May 30, 2008
Applications due: 11:59 p.m. July 15, 2008
Funding decision: Sept. 17, 2008
Applicants should review the complete
Request for Proposals before applying for funding.