The Northeast Iowa Food and Farm Coalition (NIFF) along with Allamakee County Farm Bureau, Allamakee County Economic Development, and Allamakee County Extension Service are pleased to be able to provide small grants to local producers interested in starting or expanding local food production, processing, marketing or distribution in the five northeast Iowa counties of Allamakee, Clayton, Winneshiek, Fayette and Howard.
The grant funds may be used for start-up or expansion costs related to planting new crops that will be sold for local consumption, such as grapes, nuts, fruits or vegetables.
Applications are due by December 15 to Allamakee County Economic Development (ACED), 101 West Main Street, Waukon, IA 52172. Contact ACED at 563-568-2624 for additional information and a grant application.
This grant opportunity is part of a much larger effort to promote and encourage healthy lifestyles in the five-county region. These grant dollars are being made available through funding provided by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the Regional Food Systems Working Group and Wallace Foundation Funds. Additional information about the NIFF Coalition is found at www.niffcoalition.org.
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