MARBIDCO offers targeted grant incentive funding to help farmers and resource-based industry business owners achieve profitability and sustainability. In addition, MARBIDCO’s programs promote agricultural entrepreneurship and nurture emerging food and fiber markets.
Partnering with various public and private entities, MARBIDCO offers grants for specific agricultural and rural/urban-based industry business ventures. Our grant programs are available to qualified farmers, business owners, and local governments, and are intended to help these entities obtain commercial financing and/or qualify for federal, state, or county government grant opportunities.
Agricultural & Rural Business Industry Grant Programs
What Type of Businesses Qualify for MARBIDCO Grants?
MARBIDCO works with agricultural and resource-based businesses such as forestry, seafood, and on-farm processors. In providing these grants, we aim to help business owners innovate, diversify, and benefit from emerging market opportunities in food and fiber production and rural agritourism.
Examples of innovative business activities and enterprises include, but are not limited to:
On-farm and value-added food processing
Smaller scale secondary wood products manufacturing
Business-related technology enhancements (especially those related to energy efficiency)
Please see individual programs for application deadlines and specific application requirements.
MARBIDCO staff can consult with individuals and businesses to determine which programs are the best fit.
Grants are typically made on a competitive basis. MARBIDCO’s Grant Review Committee is made up of individuals with experience in agricultural lending, rural development, and agriculture and resource-based business. Ranking factors include the economic development significance of the enterprise to be financed and the potential economic viability of the business relative to the resources available.
