The Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative (SDBII), with support from USDA AMS, offers grants to dairy businesses in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico. The program provides grant awards to revitalize and spur innovation in the dairy industry across the Southeast. The Precision Technology and Management Grant application period is currently open and closes on March 5th. The current round’s Request for Proposal (RFP), Budget Form, Application Scoring Rubric, Allowable Cost List from the USDA are all available below. The recording for the 2025 information session is linked to at the bottom of this page.
Grant Workbook Components
The Precision Technology and Management Grant Request for Proposal, and Budget Form are available below. Read the Request for Proposal IN FULL before starting your application.
Those considering applying for an SDBII grant should start the process of obtaining a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) as soon as possible. Award recipients will be required to provide a UEI before the grant contract can be executed. Wait times are currently several weeks long. Register at SAM.GOV
Program Contacts
Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, & Puerto Rico
Shep Stearns, Ansley Roper, & Liz Eckelkamp: sdbiigrants@utk.edu
Kentucky, Arkansas, Virginia, & West Virginia
Jennifer Hickerson: j.hickersonkddc@gmail.com
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, & Mississippi
Brittany Whitmire & Stephanie Ward: ncdairyextension@ncsu.edu
Application Portal
Register for an SDBII applicant profile and apply HERE.