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Dairy Business Planning Grant is sponsored by Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative (SDBII). This grant provides funding to permitted dairy farm businesses located in the Southeast to help engage experts in planning for the future.
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Dairy Business Planning Grant - Currently Closed | Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative Dairy Business Planning Grant – Currently Closed The Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative (SDBII), with support from USDA AMS, offers grants to dairy businesses in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico.
The program provides reimbursement funds to permitted dairy businesses that are seeking the help of experts to plan for the future. The Dairy Business Planning Grant Request for Proposal (RFP), budget workbook, and scoring rubric for the 2025 grant cycle are available below. The application window will close on September 24, 2025.
Grant Workbook Components Grant materials for the Dairy Business Planning Grant can be downloaded below. Please read the request for proposal IN FULL before starting your application. A recorded information session is available at the bottom of this page.
Those considering applying for an SDBII grant should start the process of obtaining a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) as soon as possible. Award recipients will be required to provide a UEI before the grant contract can be executed. Wait times are currently several weeks long.
Register at SAM. GOV Request-for-Proposal-Dairy-Business-Planning-Grant-2025 Download Dairy-Planning-Grant-Budget-Workbook-2025 Download SDBII-Dairy-Business-Planning-Grant-Rubric-2025 Download Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, & Louisiana Shep Stearns, Ansley Roper, & Liz Eckelkamp: sdbiigrants@utk. edu Kentucky, Arkansas, Virginia, & West Virginia Tori Embry: tembry@kydairy.
org North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, & Mississippi Brittany Whitmire & Stephanie Ward: ncdairyextension@ncsu. edu Register for an SDBII applicant profile and apply HERE .
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Permitted dairy producers and dairy processors located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, or Puerto Rico. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for Dairy Business Planning Grant are due September 23, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Dairy Business Planning Grant is funded by Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative (SDBII). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in 12 states, including North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Check the official notice for the full list.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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