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CAIC Articles

06 Dec

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Get ready for a new space to learn, connect, and grow!    In less than two months, the CAIC team will officially be launching AgriBiz Hub, an on-demand training and networking platform for farmers, value-added producers, and food and beverage manufacturers in the Delmarva region. From focus...

27 Oct

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Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust? Mary Shelley, Frankenstein "I’ve created a monster!” That’s what CAIC’s social media manager, Pam Foulke, said after she brought this terrifying creation to life. (Did you know that a...

30 Aug

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by Muphen R. Whitney   Growing up on her family farm in Southern Maryland ignited Shelby Watson-Hampton’s lifelong love of – and involvement in – all things agricultural. She brings this wealth of farming and agricultural experience to the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) where she...

30 Aug

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by Muphen R. Whitney   Shore Gourmet’s Roxanne Wolf readily signed on when she was conscripted by her sister Beth Brewster to leave her pharmaceutical position and take a position providing services to value-added food producers. “I want to work to create healthy and economically stable families of...

MINI-GRANTs

Mini-Grants up to $5,000 are available for:
– Market Research and Validation of Target Market
– Customer Acquisition
– Product Development Initiatives
– Food Safety Classes
Eligibility
Value-added producers and companies with traction ($20,000 or more in yearly revenue) in Maryland and Delaware are eligible to apply for Mini-Grants. Participants may apply once for each of the categories. Applicants must demonstrate that they have a unique and differentiated product or service that incorporates an aspect of innovation or technology in its production, processing, distribution, or other element of the food supply system.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Award decisions will be made and funds will be available no later than three weeks following the receipt of a completed application.
Application Process
Applicants must submit Mini-Grant proposals by filling out the form at this link. Copy(ies) of quote(s), proposal(s), estimate(s), or any other supporting documents.

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