Securing Grants and Loans for Your Food or Farm Business
February 29, 2024
Do you have a specific project you are looking to carry out to help grow your existing farm/food business? Learn all about grant and loan programs and where to find them, network with fellow food producers and farmers, and get 1-on-1 assistance from resource providers. Presented by The Ohio State University South Centers Direct Food and Agricultural Marketing Team, Small Business Development Center, and CFAES Center for Cooperatives.
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Registration, Resource Fair, light breakfast
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Welcome – The OSU South Centers Programs Overview
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Grants 101 – Learn how grants work, what grants may be available, how to find them.
10:15 – 11:00 a.m. Grants and Loans Overview Panel
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. How and why I sought a grant for my farm. Dana Hilfinger, Roots, Fruits, and Shoots, LLC. SARE - Project The Costs and Benefits of Winter High Tunnel Supplemental Heat and Row Covering.
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch – Sign-up for 1-1 with resource providers
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Bridget Britton, Farm Stress Management – Resources to assist farmers who are feeling stress
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Business Planning & Loan Package Development – SBDC
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 1-1 sessions with resource providers (sign up sheet will pass around during the morning and at lunch) 15 minute sessions
Evaluation and adjourn
SBA’s participation or support is not an endorsement of any product, service, or entity.