AGRI Livestock Investment Grant

AGRI Livestock Investment Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
Amount: US $400 - US $25,000
Last Updated: August 29, 2025

Summary

The AGRI Livestock Investment Grant, offered by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, provides funding for livestock operations to enhance infrastructure and equipment. Eligible projects can receive up to 10% of total costs, with grants ranging from $400 to $25,000 for improvements in livestock housing and facilities. Applications are accepted for efforts that modernize operations, with a project completion deadline of three years. This initiative aims to support sustainable growth in Minnesota's agricultural sector.

Overview

AGRI Livestock Investment Grant The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for the Agriculture Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Livestock Investment Grant Program. Grant funds are available for equipment purchases, physical improvements, and acquisition of facilities used to help start, improve, or expand livestock operations in the state of Minnesota. Projects must: Aim to improve, update, or modernize livestock operation through infrastructure and equipment. Not start until the grant contract agreement is signed by all parties and has reached its start date. No purchasing or contracting of goods and services may occur prior to the full execution of the grant contract agreement or effective date, whichever is later.Be completed in three years or less; contracts cannot be extended beyond three years.Be conducted in Minnesota. Project examples include but are not limited to: Acquisition, construction, or improvement of buildings or facilities to produce livestock or livestock productsDevelopment of pasture for use by livestock including, but not limited to, the acquisition, development, or improvement of:Lanes used by livestock that connect pastures to a central location Watering systems for livestock on pasture, including water lines, booster pumps, and well installationsLivestock stream crossing stabilization Fences Acquisition of equipment for livestock housing, confinement, feeding, and waste management including, but not limited to the following:Freestall barns Watering facilities Feed storage and handling equipment Milking parlors Robotic equipment Scales Milk storage and cooling facilities Bulk tanks Computer hardware and software and associated equipment used to monitor the productivity and feeding of livestock Manure pumping and storage facilities Hog farrowing facilities Hog and cattle finishing barns Calving facilities Digesters Equipment used to produce energy On-farm processing facility equipment Fences, including but not limited to farmed Cervidae perimeter fences Livestock pens and corrals Sorting, restraining, and loading chutes Funding Applicants may apply for up to 10% of their project’s total cost with a minimum expense of $4,000 and a maximum expense of $250,000; grant awards can range in size from $400 to $25,000.

Eligibility

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