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Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBI) Subawards is sponsored by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) through regional initiatives. The Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives support dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products. While direct DBI grant applications are closed, the initiatives provide technical assistance and subawards to dairy businesses.
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Opportunity Listing - Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2025 Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2025 Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service Assistance Listings: 10. 176 -- Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Last Updated: May 13, 2026 View version history on Grants.
gov The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 only from the existing four initiatives of the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives program: the California State University Fresno Foundation, the University of Tennessee, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and the University of Wisconsin.
These initiatives serve to:Diversify dairy product markets to reduce risk and develop higher value uses for dairy products,Promote business development that diversifies farmer income through processing and marketing innovation, andEncourage the use of regional milk production.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 only from the existing four initiatives of the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives program: the California State University Fresno Foundation, the University of Tennessee, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and the University of Wisconsin.
Grantor contact information DBI Grant Program Questions: IPPGrants@usda. gov; Grants. gov Questions: support@grants.
gov or 1-800-518-4726. File name Description Last updated DBI_RFA_FY25_Compliant_071125. pdf DBI RFA FY25_Compliant_071125.
pdf Jul 14, 2025 01:11 PM UTC Link to additional information https://www. ams. usda.
gov/services/grants/dbi Archived: October 9, 2025 Funding opportunity number : USDA-AMS-TM-DBI-G-25-0008 Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Your account requires additional identity verification.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible entities are the four competitively selected initiatives (California State University, Fresno; University of Tennessee; Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets; University of Wisconsin). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBI) Subawards is funded by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) through regional initiatives. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in California, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Vermont. Check the official notice for exact location requirements.
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SCMP 2026 shows a December 4 close date on grants.gov. But if you sit in a participating state you cannot apply to AMS at all: your State Department of Agriculture is the applicant, and its internal deadline runs weeks earlier.
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