JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) is now accepting applications for the Farm to Table Value-Added Grant program. This program provides assistance in placing locally grown agricultural products in Missouri facilities such as schools, correctional facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities and military bases, while strengthening local farming economies.
Eligible applicants must be a small business purchasing or processing locally grown agricultural products from a small farmer and whose primary market is institutions in Missouri. The small business could be the actual producer of agricultural products. The maximum individual grant is $200,000. Applicants are required to provide a 10 percent cash match toward the cost of the resources being funded.
Eligible resources may include, but are not limited to items such as: coolers, freezers, washing, bagging, sorting and/or packing equipment, and professional services for the development of Good Agricultural Practices/Good Handling Practices (GAP/GHP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Analysis (HACCP) plan development.
Applications are due on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. Click here for more information on the program and complete guidelines or contact MASBDA at masbda@mda.mo.gov or (573) 751-2129.
— Missouri Department of Agriculture
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