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$100,000 in Grants Available to Enhance Swine Industry
Posted 18 January, 2012
Grant
funds totaling $100,000 are available for projects that advance and
enhance swine production in Iowa, Attorney General Tom Miller
announced. Proposals are due by February 15, 2012.
The
$100,000 in grant money is for the sixth year of a program funded by
Smithfield Foods, which is paying $1 million over ten years for the
program. Miller released a “Request for Applications” (RFA) to
identify and support innovative Iowa projects eligible for the grants.
The
Request for Applications and required grant application forms,
instructions, and requirements (click here for the Excel version) may
be accessed at www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.gov (go to “Working for
Farmers”). Those who are interested also may call the Attorney
General’s Farm Division at 515-281-8359, or send e-mail to
Marc.Wallin@Iowa.gov.
The Office of the Attorney General, in
collaboration with Smithfield Foods, Inc., and two Democratic and two
Republican state legislators, will evaluate proposals submitted under
the RFA and award $100,000 for 2012 to projects that demonstrate
financial need and will promote hog production in Iowa in an innovative
manner.
”This is an excellent opportunity for Iowans to help
fund their innovative programs to advance swine production throughout
our state,” Miller said.
The grant program is part of a landmark
settlement under which Smithfield made substantial financial
commitments to Iowa’s pork industry and agreed to provide a contractor
growers’ “bill of rights” to Smithfield contract producers. When
the grant program was announced in 2006, Dennis H. Treacy, vice
president, environmental and corporate affairs for Smithfield, said,
“Smithfield Foods is delighted to partner with Attorney General Miller
to make funds available to Iowa hog producers. We pledge to work
with Iowans to ensure that the projects we fund sustain the environment
and further the hog production industry in the state.”
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