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WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced up to $2 million in grant funding available through the Bison Production and Marketing Grant Program (BPMGP). The program’s aim is to strengthen and enhance the production and marketing of bison and bison products in the United States through business and resource development, and the advancement of innovative approaches to solve long-term needs.
“The Bison Production and Marketing grants will ensure our nation’s bison producers meet growing consumer demand for bison products and create lasting solutions to the industry’s most pressing issues,” said USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt. “This investment builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to diversify the meat sector and expand opportunities for local and regional producers.”
This program’s goal is to provide practical solutions for challenges in the bison industry while focusing on the measurable benefits for bison producers, encouraging partnerships among bison industry organizations, and reducing duplication of efforts among participating organizations.
This program is in addition to other USDA investments under the Biden-Harris Administration that support Tribal food systems, which include the Indigenous Animals Harvesting and Meat Processing Grant Program, Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, Local Food for Schools, and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations. Investments such as these further USDA’s Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative to promote traditional food ways and reimagine federal food and agriculture programs from an Indigenous perspective while making our overall food system more resilient.
USDA will use a competitive process to select one or more organizations that will then issue competitive subawards to support the bison industry. AMS will focus its selections on national non-profits and federally chartered tribal organizations that have expertise in bison production or marketing.
Applications must be received before 11:59 p.m. ET on March 26, 2025 through grants.gov.
For more information and to view the Request for Applications, visit the Agricultural Marketing Service’s BPMGP webpage.
AMS administers programs that create domestic and international marketing opportunities for U.S. producers of food, fiber, and specialty crops. AMS also provides the agriculture industry with valuable services to ensure the quality and availability of wholesome food for consumers across the country and globally. AMS services and its significant grant investments create opportunities by supporting American farmers, ranchers and businesses across the supply chain, and drive economic development in small towns and rural communities.
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