The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is seeking proposals for projects designed to expand the sale or export of agricultural products or increase consumer awareness for those products.
Submissions are open to Pennsylvania-based nonprofit marketing and agricultural promotion organizations. Projects can promote any agricultural product produced in the state.
Priority will be given to vendors and educational exhibits at the 2020 PA Farm Show.
“Pennsylvania food, fiber, and wood products, and the farmers who produce them are the best in the world,” Pennsylvania Agricultural Secretary Russell Redding said. “We’re looking for skilled, innovative marketers and educators who can help tell that story to consumers here and abroad. The PA Farm Show attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the state and around the globe. What better stage is there to feature that story, and at the same time expand opportunities for Pennsylvania’s finest?”
Grants of up to $300,000 will be awarded in matching funds to reimburse organizations for up to 50 percent of promotional and educational project costs.
Applications must be submitted online through the PA Department of Community and Economic Development Electronic Single Application by Nov. 1 at 4:59 p.m.
The 104th annual farm show will be held Jan. 4-11.