Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA AMS TM DBI G 23 0013
The Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2023 grant opportunity is a USDA program administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) that supports efforts to strengthen and modernize the dairy sector through targeted regional initiatives. For FY 2023, this opportunity is not open to the general public; AMS is only requesting applications from the four existing DBI initiative leads: the California State University Fresno Foundation, the University of Tennessee, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and the University of Wisconsin. In other words, this is a continuation-style funding opportunity limited to the established DBI regional hubs rather than a competitive solicitation for new applicants.
The program is designed around a few connected goals that focus on improving the resilience and profitability of dairy businesses and dairy farmers. One major aim is to diversify dairy product markets so that producers and processors are less dependent on a narrow set of buyers or commodity channels. By encouraging diversification, the program helps reduce business risk and supports the development of higher-value uses for milk and dairy ingredients, which can include new product formats, specialty dairy items, or other value-added approaches that capture better margins. A second emphasis is promoting business development that expands and diversifies farmer income through innovation in processing and marketing. That can involve helping dairy businesses refine processing capabilities, strengthen branding and go-to-market strategies, improve market access, or develop new sales channels that allow farmers and processors to participate in higher-return markets. A third core objective is encouraging the use of regional milk production, which aligns with building stronger regional supply chains, keeping more economic activity in local dairy communities, and supporting demand for milk produced within the region served by each initiative.
From a funding mechanics standpoint, the opportunity is a mandatory grant (rather than a discretionary competition open to a broad field). It is listed under Funding Opportunity Number USDA AMS TM DBI G 23 0013 and is associated with CFDA number 10.176. AMS anticipated making 4 awards, consistent with the four initiative recipients, and the posted award ceiling is $7,053,333. The application window reflected a creation date of June 8, 2023, with an original closing date of August 10, 2023, requiring submission and validation by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date. The eligibility category is noted as "Others," but the text clarifies that eligibility is effectively restricted to the four named initiative organizations for this fiscal year.
Overall, this FY 2023 DBI opportunity is best understood as federal support flowing through four established regional dairy innovation centers. Those centers then typically carry out the on-the-ground work of stimulating dairy product innovation, helping businesses expand processing and marketing capacity, and building stronger regional markets for milk, all with the broader aim of creating more stable, higher-value, and more diversified income opportunities across the dairy supply chain.Apply for USDA AMS TM DBI G 23 0013
- The Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2023" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.176.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 08, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 10, 2023 Only applications submitted and validated by 1159 pm Eastern Time on. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $7,053,333.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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