Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

Ruminations on Investing in the Supply Chain

November 29, 2020

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Assessing the value of supply chain investments

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Jasper Hill Creamery Supply Chain Impact Grant Profile

February 14, 2022

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Jasper Hill Creamery Grantee Spotlight

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2021 Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Impact Report Released

February 9, 2022

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For the Fiscal Year 2021 grant cycle, the WLEB funded Supply Chain Impact Business Grants ranging $25,000-$75,000 per award.

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2021 WLEI Impact Report

Fiscal Year 2021 Impact Report

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Working Lands Enterprise Board Announces $2.1 Million in 2022 Grants

January 14, 2022

Over $2.1 Million invested in Vermont Agriculture & Forestry Businesses

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Stages of Business Development

This document summarizes the different stages of business development. This document will be useful to businesses applying to the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative.

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FY 22 WLEI Meat Slaughter and Processing Development Grant RFA

For the Fiscal Year 2022 grant cycle, the Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) plans to award Meat Slaughter and Processing Grants in the range of $50,000-$100,000. Details about other business funding opportunities can be found on the Working Lands website: https://workinglands.vermont.gov/

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Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Announces Supply Chain Impact and Market Level Infrastructure Grants Pre-Applications

October 13, 2021

The Pre-Application for Supply Chain and Market Level Infrastructure Grants opened for reading and reviewing on October 8, 2021. Submittals to this Pre-Application opens on October 22, 2021, and are due on December 6, 2021.