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County backs West Mountain Valley agricultural collective to pursue DOLA and Boettcher grants, agrees to up to $10,000 match
Summary
Presenters proposed a tourism-anchored initiative to market local ranch and farm products; commissioners authorized support for grant applications, requested a draft letter of support and set a preliminary county match cap of $10,000 for a potential $100,000 DOLA grant.
Custer County commissioners voted to support an initiative led by local lodging owner Bianca Tinker and grant consultant Gina Graham to build a West Mountain Valley agricultural collective and marketplace, and to pursue grant funding including a Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) rural economic development grant and a Boettcher Foundation grant.
The presenters described a database and marketing effort connecting roughly 55–60 local agricultural producers to visitors and local buyers, and a proposed downtown brick-and-mortar market at a building identified in the meeting as Hansen Hall. Grant consultant Gina Graham said the DOLA rural economic development opportunity is “up to $100,000” and described it as tailor-made for rural communities seeking economic resilience and capacity building; she also identified a $10,000 Boettcher Foundation opportunity with a mid-March…
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