Grant Overview
- Award amounts $25,000 - $75,000
- Project focus areas:
- Infrastructure improvements supporting increased production, distribution; and/or distribution of a commodity or value-added product(s), thus benefiting the applicant and additional enterprises;
- Infrastructure improvements that support increased production, processing,
- Leveraging supply chain partnerships; to reach new or larger markets, e.g. via product aggregation, co- branding, vertical or horizontal efficiencies, etc.
- Research and design for operations and/or product development (e.g., e-commerce, home delivery, curbside pick-up, blockchain technologies).
Addison County
Singing Cedars Farmstead
$60,000 for Infrastructure Improvements to Enhance Supply Chain
Caledonia County
Snug Valley Farm
$75,000 for Farm Product Aggregation and Retail Space
Chittenden County
Bread & Butter Farm, LLC
$75,000 for Market Place and Food Accessibility Expansion
Jenson Enterprises, LLC
$75,000 for Tree House Hardwoods/Vermont Butcherblock Co. Expansion
Orange County
Juniper Chase, LLC
$75,000 for Native Restoration Nursery to Meet Growing Demand
Orleans County
Hillside Homestead
$70,000 for Dry Sawdust and Hay Storage Project for Raw Milk Cheese
Sweet Rowen Farmstead
$75,000 for Remote Aggregation and Distribution Hub Infrastructure
Washington County
Bear Roots Farm, LLC
$75,000 for Infrastructure Expansion & Improvement
Windham County
Food Connects
$74,800 for New Market Opportunities for Working Lands Producers