A wooden box holds Delicata squash.USDA Photo by Preston Keres

Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants

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Applications are due by January 31, 2025.
Choose Iowa Value Added Grants from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship match up to $25,000 per project to help farmers, businesses, and non-profits increase or diversify their agricultural product offerings, which provide more local food choices to consumers. Applicants can use Choose Iowa grant funding to add new processing, packaging or sales techniques that add value to the crops, livestock, and other products that they produce. Grant funding can also be used for employee training and continuing education programs. Meat processing and dairy processing projects are not eligible.

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