CDS continues to support t a variety of cooperative sectors through our grant writing services, most recently Minnesota’s agricultural farm supply co-ops. CDS succeeded in helping three new farm supply clients compete in the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program, providing cost sharing for adding blender pumps and other biofuels infrastructure, giving their gas stations the ability to offer higher ethanol blends. Successful awards ranged from $99,000-$162,000.
Over the last five years, CDS grant writing work has helped numerous co-ops and producer-owned businesses secure over $1.7 million dollars in grants.
