Small businesses can now apply for a grant through the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
The DATCP will be accepting applications for Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grants through September 15th, with a maximum grant of $200,000.
Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin is a program that aims to strengthen Wisconsin’s agriculture and food industries by helping farms and businesses more efficiently process, market, and distribute locally grown food products.
Qualified applicants include individuals, groups, or businesses involved in Wisconsin production agriculture, food processing, food distribution, food warehousing, retail food establishments, or agricultural tourism operations.
Funded projects will need to report on increased local food sales, created and retained jobs, and new investments.
Applications can be found at DATCP.WI.gov.
