Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2026

Key facts

Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.

Program name

Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2026

Issuing agency

Agricultural Marketing Service (Department of Agriculture)

Opportunity number

USDA-AMS-TM-DBI-G-26-0011

Funding type

Grant

Funding purpose

Agriculture

Status

Open (posted)

Application deadline

Closes December 1, 2026Agency note: Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.

Published award range

$2,300,000 – $3,450,000

Estimated total program funding

$12,650,000

Expected number of awards

4

Cost sharing or match required

Yes

Eligible applicants (official categories)

• Others (see Additional Information on Eligibility)

Relevant to

Neither businesses nor nonprofits are listed

Geographic restrictions

None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.

Assistance Listing (CFDA)

10.176

Official source

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Application URL

www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/364006 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.

Source identifier

Grants.gov opportunity ID 364006 · Funding opportunity number USDA-AMS-TM-DBI-G-26-0011

Posted

September 30, 2026 · Source last updated September 30, 2026

Last verified

October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)

Data completeness

100% of key fields published by the source

Record confidence

highVerified against the official source; key fields present; no open issues.

Eligibility details (from the agency)

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.

Description (from the official listing)

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 from the existing initiatives awarding a total of $11,040,000.AMS strongly encourages DBI initiatives to prioritize subaward funding for projects that request equipment and infrastructure activities in their proposals for these FY2026 funds. See the DBI Specific Terms and Conditions for guidance on allowable equipment and construction costs. Equipment and infrastructure investments are critical to strengthening the dairy industry and overall dairy businesses capacity and DBI is currently uniquely positioned to offer such targeted funding opportunities.

Agency contact

DBI Grant Program Questions: IPPGrants@usda.gov; Grants.gov Questions: support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726. IPPGrants@usda.gov
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