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Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2026

Issued by Agricultural Marketing Service · via Grants.gov — US federal funding opportunities

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Published
30 Sept 2026
Closes
1 Dec 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value
USD 12,650,000
Reference
USDA-AMS-TM-DBI-G-26-0011
Location
United States
Sector
Agriculture & Food

At a glance

Agricultural Marketing Service in United States has published a funding call in agriculture & food: “Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2026”. Submissions close on 1 December 2026, 57 days from today. The stated value is USD 12,650,000. Quote reference USDA-AMS-TM-DBI-G-26-0011 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 4 notices from this buyer since 2026, 2 of them currently open. There are 43 open agriculture & food notices in United States on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through Grants.gov — US federal funding opportunities, not through FreeTender.

Details

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. Eligibility: 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.

Estimated total programme funding: USD 12650000

Award range: USD 2300000 – 3450000

Expected number of awards: 4

CFDA number(s): 10.176

Federal funding opportunity published on Grants.gov. Applications are submitted through Grants.gov — see the official listing.

Context for bidders

We hold 4 notices from Agricultural Marketing Service, going back to April 2026 — 2 of them still open. There are 43 open Agriculture & Food tenders in United States. This one closes in 57 days.

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