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Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center awarded regionwide grants; Vermont received more than $11.6 million, presenter says
Summary
Laura Ginsburg summarized the USDA‑funded Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center’s grants and technical assistance: the center has secured roughly $53 million in USDA funding to 2027, awarded hundreds of projects across 11 states, and provided more than $11.6 million to Vermont businesses and farms.
Laura Ginsburg, dairy strategy and innovation manager at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, briefed the Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry committee on the work of the USDA‑funded Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center and its investments in processors and farms across 11 states.
Ginsburg said the Center was competitively selected in 2019 under the 2018 Farm Bill and has been awarded about $53,000,000 from USDA to support projects through 2027. “To date, we have been awarded $53,000,000 from USDA,” she said. The Center has awarded 367 projects totaling just under $34,000,000 and has received more than 1,000 applications, she said, giving an approximate award rate of 36 percent.
Vermont‑specific funding…
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