AGRI Livestock Investment Grant

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.

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
Bulk tanks
Computer hardware and software and associated equipment used to monitor the productivity and feeding of livestock
On-farm processing facility equipment
Fences, including but not limited to farmed Cervidae perimeter fences
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.