The purpose of the Agriculture Marketing Grant Program is to aid in the promotion of agriculture-based businesses located in Garrett County.

Any farm, farm business, farm-related business, or farm-related organization or association based in Garrett County. Any farm, farm business, farm-related business, or farm related organization or association based in Garrett County is eligible to apply.

 

Grants of up to $500 each may be awarded each fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) to fund up to 90% of the costs of each project. The applicant must contribute at least 10% of the total project costs. For example, if you are purchasing a banner that costs $80.00 (total project cost), you must contribute 10%, or $8.00. In this case, you could apply for up to $72.00 in grant funds. Applicants can certainly contribute more than 10% of the total project costs.

 

Any reasonable marketing-related cost can be paid with this grant award, subject to approval. If promotional items are purchased using grant funds, those items must be give-aways and cannot be sold for profit.

 

Applicant must submit the grant application and receive written notice that the grant has been approved prior to incurring any expenses. Applicant will not be reimbursed for any expenses incurred prior to the grant award date.

 

Applicants are not eligible for multiple awards during any given fiscal year.

 

For additional information, please contact either Melissa Bolyard at (301) 334-7285 or mbolyard@garrettcounty.org or Kim Durst at (301) 334-1992 or kdurst@garrettcounty.org.