IDFA Applauds USDA Award of $11M To DBII Grant Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is awarding more than $11M in grant funding to support dairy businesses and producers through the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBI) grant program. The initiatives support small and mid-sized dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products. Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement:

“IDFA expresses its deep appreciation to Secretary Rollins and Under Secretary Hoskins at USDA for awarding more than $11M in grant funding to support dairy businesses and producers through the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives program. This funding, to be managed by the outstanding personnel with DBI Centers at California State University, Fresno, the University of Tennessee, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets, and the University of Wisconsin, will promote continued innovation in the dairy processing sector and will help industry members work together to address common challenges and create new market opportunities for healthy and nutritious dairy products.”