I’m also on the steering committee for these grants if you have any questions. On Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> wrote:
Here;s a grant opportunity ("request for applications," RFA) for small/medium farms & businesses in six states of the PNW and northern Mountain region of the US. Their category of "artisan grains" would seem to include millets. See: https://nwrockymountainregionalfoodbusiness.com/diverse-market-rfa/
For a description, I borrow from a post on LinkedIn by Susan Enfield of the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture: "Are you working to elevate climate-resilient grains, pulses, and pseudocereals like buckwheat or quinoa in local & regional value chains? Check out this great new Diverse Markets Business Builder grant opportunity from the USDA Northwest and Rocky Mountain Regional Food Business Center.
"Eligible farms, ranches and non-farm food businesses (in Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington) must be growing, producing, processing and/or supporting the aggregation, distribution and marketing of non-commodity grains, pulse and/or pseudocereal products.
"In this first round, awards will be between $3,000 and $50,000, with an anticipated 12 to 30 awards being granted. Application deadline: March 1, 2025."
DO, EL, MI, US NAMA
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