Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has awarded 30 Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants to Iowa farmers, small businesses, and organizations located across the state.
Grant recipients were eligible to receive up to $25,000 in cost-share funding per project to increase the availability of Iowa grown, made, and raised food, beverages, and ag products. The announcement was made as part of Iowa Ag Week at the future Main Street location of Home Kneads in Slater, one of the 2026 Choose Iowa Value-Added Grant recipients.
This year, $500,000 in value-added grants were awarded to leverage a total investment of $1,711,356.82 by grant recipients across the 30 projects.
