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The application below must be received physically by the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food by the deadline, not just postmarked.

Physical Mailing Address:
NHDAMF Mini Grants
PO Box 2042
25 Capitol Street Second Floor
Concord NH 03302-2042

Maria J Vanderwoude

The New Hampshire Agricultural Promotion Mini-Grant Program offers matching grants of up to $1,000 to organizations that wish to conduct a project focused on promoting New Hampshire agriculture. Grant recipients are selected from a pool of qualified applicants.

Applications are distributed and awards made as funding allows. Applications are typically available in December and awards are usually made by the following March.



The New Hampshire Agricultural Promotion Mini-Grant Program offers matching grants of up to $1,000 to organizations that wish to conduct a project focused on promoting New Hampshire agriculture. Grant recipients are selected from a pool of qualified applicants.
Applications are distributed and awards made as funding allows. Applications are typically available in December and awards are usually made by the following March.

- Applications will be accepted from organizations or commodity groups engaged in production, marketing or promotion of New Hampshire agricultural products. 
- An organization must have an Employer Identification Number (EIN) to be eligible to apply and provide a Certificate of Good Standing from the NH Secretary of State, prior to funds distribution. 
- Applicants previously receiving a Mini-Grant are eligible to apply again, but it must be for a new project that has not previously received Mini-Grant funding. 
- Projects may include, but are not limited to: 
    - Publicity/public relations 
    - Merchandising 
    - Advertising 
    - Demonstrations 
    - Contests 
    - Website promotion 
    - Point-of-purchase materials 
    - Printing & distribution of brochures, or other promotional publications
- No funds shall be used for administrative costs, salaries, overhead. Individual businesses are not eligible.

A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

Grant

- 2022 Mini-Grant Application Form 
- 2022 Criteria Information Sheet 

Farmers Market

Food Systems

Applications are distributed and awards made as funding allows. Applications are typically available in December and awards are usually made by the following March.

All applications must be electronically submitted to Joshua.k.marshall@agr.nh.gov using the fillable application template provided below. Use the subject line "MPIP RFP 2022".
Additionally, four (4) printed copies of the application must be received by the NHDAMF office no later than 4:00 pm on January 30, 2023. Mail them to: 
Meat Processing Infrastructure Program 
NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food 
PO Box 2042 
Concord, NH 03302-2042

Josh Marshall

The Meat Processing Infrastructure Program (MPIP) is administered by the New Hampshire&#x2004;Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food (DAMF). The grant provides funding for infrastructure investments for local farmers and meat and poultry processing facilities to increase capacity and efficiencies of the meat and poultry processing industry within the state. The goal of the grant program is to alleviate impacts of COVID-19 on the local meat and poultry processing industry by supporting increased capacity, labor saving efficiencies, and encouraging value-added products through capital investments and other related infrastructure improvements.



The Meat Processing Infrastructure Program (MPIP) is administered by the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food (DAMF). The grant provides funding for infrastructure investments for local farmers and meat and poultry processing facilities to increase capacity and efficiencies of the meat and poultry processing industry within the state. The goal of the grant program is to alleviate impacts of COVID-19 on the local meat and poultry processing industry by supporting increased capacity, labor saving efficiencies, and encouraging value-added products through capital investments and other related infrastructure improvements.

- Be a new or existing New Hampshire based meat processing facility, farm, or business that provides slaughter, processing, or custom butchering services.
- Be in good standing with the State of New Hampshire.

Livestock

Cattle

Pigs

Poultry

Sheep

Specialty Livestock

Beef Cattle

Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Barrows

Boars

Feeder Pigs

Hogs

Sows

Chickens

Cornish Hens

Ducks

Geese

Turkey

Ewes

Lambs

Rams

Alpacas

Beefalo

Bison

Buffalo

Caribou

Deer

Emus

Equine

Goats

Guinea Pigs

Llamas

Mink

Mohair

Ostrich

Pheasants

Quail

Rabbits

Reindeer

Water Buffalo

Beef Bottom Round

Beef Brisket

Beef Chuck Roast

Beef Eye Round

Beef Flank Steak

Beef Flat Iron Steak

Beef Heart

Beef Liver

Beef London Broil

Beef NY Strip Steak

Beef Oxtail

Beef Rib Steak

Beef Rump Roast

Beef Short Ribs

Beef Sirloin

Beef Sirloin Tip Roast

Beef Skirt Steak

Beef Soup Bones

Beef Stew Meat

Beef Tongue

Beef Top Round

Beef Whole Filet

Ground Beef

Broilers

Chicks

Fryers

Layers

Pullets

Roasters

Ducklings

Goslings

Poults

Toms

Ground Lamb

Lamb Chops

Lamb Heart

Lamb Leg

Lamb Liver

Lamb Shank

Lamb Shoulder

Lamb Stew Meat

Bison Calf

Bison Meat

Horses

Bucks

Nannies

Slaughter Goats

Trade Relief

Trees

Wildfire

Weather

Coronavirus

Fencing

Hurricane

Tornado

Flood

Drought

Emergency

MPIP will award up to $750,000 through a competitive review process. The maximum individual grant award will be $200,000 and the minimum will be $1,000. There will be one round of funding.

All applications must be both digitally and physically submitted by 4 pm on April 4, 2022 with the designated information and format as indicated below. 
Applications must be submitted providing the requested information and precisely following the USDA SCBG application format. Application must include: 
1. Completed cover page 
2. Completed Project Profile Template 
3. Any support documents 

Please submit your proposal digitally in MS WORD (or compatible) format only, using the provided USDA SCBG Project Profile Template. No PDFs will be accepted.
Submit your digital application by email to maria.j.vanderwoude@agr.nh.gov.

Additionally, four (4) printed copies of the entire proposal must be received in by the NHDAMF office no later than 4 pm on April 4, 2022. 
Mail to: 
2022 SCBG NH 
Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food 
PO Box 2042 
Concord, NH 
03302-2042 

Or deliver to: 
NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food 
25 Capitol St. 
Concord, NH 03301

The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food (NHDAMF) is eligible to receive&#x2004;funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) under the annual Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The NHDAMF offers eligible New Hampshire organizations the opportunity to apply for a portion of these funds under the New Hampshire Specialty Crops Grant Program to conduct projects that benefit New Hampshire Specialty Crops. Specialty Crops are defined as: fruit, vegetable, nursery, floriculture, herb, maple, Christmas tree and honey crops. For a complete list of eligible and ineligible crops visit the [USDA AMS website](https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/scbgp/specialty-crop).



The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food (NHDAMF) is eligible to receive funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) under the annual Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The NHDAMF offers eligible New Hampshire organizations the opportunity to apply for a portion of these funds under the New Hampshire Specialty Crops Grant Program to conduct projects that benefit New Hampshire Specialty Crops. Specialty Crops are defined as: fruit, vegetable, nursery, floriculture, herb, maple, Christmas tree and honey crops. For a complete list of eligible and ineligible crops visit the USDA AMS website.

NHDAMF is seeking proposals from eligible commodity groups, agriculture organizations, colleges and universities, municipalities, state agencies, and non-profit organizations for this grant program, provided their proposals meet all the specifications in this Request for Applications and the USDA’s Notice of Federal Assistance. These projects must aim to enhance the production and competitiveness of New Hampshire specialty crops. In order to be eligible to participate, applicants must reside in, or their business or educational affiliation must be in the State of New Hampshire.

Specialty Crops

Aloe Leaves

Blackberries

Fruits

Honey

Horticulture

Mamey Sapote

Maple Syrup

Mustard Greens

Parsnips

Passion Fruit

Pineapples

Plantains

Pummelos

Raspberries

Rutabagas

Tree Nuts

Vegetables

Abiu

Achachairu

Antidesma

Apples

Apricots

Bananas

Barbados Cherry

Blueberries

Breadfruit

Cacao

Caimito

Calabaza Melon

Canary Melon

Canary Seed

Caneberries

Canistel

Cantaloupes

Casaba Melon

Cherries

Chinese Bitter Melon

Chokeberry

Citron

Citron Melon

Coconuts

Cranberries

Crenshaw Melon

Custard Apple

Dates

Dragon Fruit

Durian

Elderberries

Figs

Genip

Goji

Gooseberries

Grapefruit

Grapes

Guava

Guavaberry

Honeyberries

Honeydew

Huckleberries

Israel Melons

Jack Fruit

Jujube

Juneberries

Kiwiberry

Kiwifruit

Korean Golden Melon

Kumquats

Langsat

Lemons

Limequats

Limes

Longan

Loquats

Lychee

Mangos

Mangosteen

Mayhaw Berries

Mesple

- 2023 NH SCBG Program and Application Details
- Application Cover Page
- Federal SBGP Application Template 
- NH SCBG H.R. 133 Stimulus Funding Program and Application Details

- Grants are not available to offset the grantee’s normal operating expenses. 
- Funding is not available for political support purposes or memberships in professional societies or trade organizations. 
- Grant funds may not be used for programs the applicant is already funding. 
- Funds may not be used for construction purposes. 
- Funding is not available for individuals or businesses (must be a recognized entity as described above). 
- Preference will be given to those proposals that appear to give the broadest benefit to the New Hampshire Specialty Crop industry. 
- Projects must be completed by September 29, 2025. 
- Projects cannot begin until the USDA has made their official award announcement (expected in September 2022) and approvals have been obtained from New Hampshire authorities. 
- Do not plan on funds being available for the project until March of 2024. 
- The project final report will be due in December, 2025 (if the project is completed in 2023 or 2024, the final report will be due that year). 

List of New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food (NHDAMF) Funding Opportunities