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The Biomass? Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) provides financial assistance to owners and operators of agricultural and non-industrial private forest land who wish to establish, produce, and deliver biomass feedstocks. USDA BCAP project proposals guidelines.
The Wisconsin Agriculture Innovation and Development Center (AIDC) invites proposals for projects that provide direct services to producers and assist them to market or produce value added agricultural products, other than dairy. [Dairy producers already have access to assistance through the Dairy Business Innovation Center (DBIC), a private nonprofit that provides technical, marketing and business planning assistance to dairy businesses. http://datcp.wi.gov/Business/Ag_Innovation_and_Development_Center/Value_...
The Agricultural Development and Diversification Grant Program invites proposals for projects that are likely to stimulate Wisconsin's agricultural economy through the development and exploration of new value-added products, new markets, or new technologies in agriculture. ADD grants are awarded competitively each year. http://datcp.wi.gov/Business/Grants_and_Financial_Aid/index.aspx
A visit to switchgrass? trial plots run by Iowa State University researchers; near Ames, IA. Photo by CL Williams, 2010.