Heartland Regional Food Business Center Business Builder Subaward Grant Program

Applications are due by October 15, 2024.
The Heartland Regional Food Business Center is offering financial assistance through Business Builder Subawards of $5,000 to $50,000 each to support projects focused on meeting regional needs and increasing capacity among food and farm businesses working toward expansion in local and regional food markets. Small food and farm businesses or nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply if they are either located in or serving the five-state Heartland Center region (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska) and/or nine counties in northwest Arkansas (Benton, Carrol, Boone, Washington, Madison, Newton, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson). The Heartland Center anticipates three rounds of funding for a total of $11.15 million, or ~$3.72 million each round.