Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2026
Agricultural Marketing Service
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- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Amount
- $2,300,000 - $3,450,000
- Closes
- Dec 1, 2026 (in 62 days)
Classification and identifiers
- Solicitation number
- USDA-AMS-TM-DBI-G-26-0011
- Assistance listing (CFDA)
- 10.176
Amount
$2,300,000 - $3,450,000
Who can apply
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.
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for fiscal year (FY) 2026 from existing 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; and • Encourage the use of regional milk production. Approximately $12.65 million is available to fund these initiatives. In the FY 2025 application cycle, AMS funded four applications ...