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{{Program | {{Program | ||
|ProgramName=Agriculture Innovation Center | |ProgramName=Agriculture Innovation Center Program | ||
|ProgramType=Program | |ProgramType=Program | ||
|OrgSponsor=Rural Business-Cooperative Service | |OrgSponsor=Rural Business-Cooperative Service | ||
|TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture | |TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture | ||
|CreationLegislation=Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-224), Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171) | |CreationLegislation=Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-224), Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171) | ||
|Purpose= | |Purpose=AIC Program, via USDA's Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), grants aid to centers helping farmers market value-added products like organic produce and biofuels, boosting rural jobs and food systems nationwide. | ||
|Website=https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/agriculture-innovation-center-program | |Website=https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/agriculture-innovation-center-program | ||
|ProgramStart=2000 | |ProgramStart=2000 | ||
|InitialFunding=$5 million | |InitialFunding=$5 million | ||
|Duration=Ongoing | |Duration=Ongoing | ||
|Historic= | |Historic=No | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Agriculture Innovation Center (AIC) Program''', established in 2000 under the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 and expanded by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, is administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) to support agricultural innovation, allocating over $200 million since inception to support approximately 30 centers annually by 2025. Initially funded with $5 million, it has grown to distribute $20 million in FY 2025 across 30 initiatives, funding projects like organic dairy development in Wisconsin and biofuel production in Iowa at regional centers nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/agriculture-innovation-center-program |title=Agriculture Innovation Center Program |publisher=U.S. Rural Development}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like funding competition, producer outreach, and market access persist (web ID: 4), but it remains a key USDA effort to foster agricultural innovation. | |||
The '''Agriculture Innovation | The [[2002 farm bill]] (P.L. 107-171, Sec. 6402) directed the [[USDA]] to provide [[Grant (money)|grants]] and to assist in the establishment of '''Agriculture Innovation Centers''' that provide information, training and direct assistance to [[agriculture|agricultural]] producers in the production, processing, development and marketing of value-added agricultural commodities and products. | ||
{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/agriculture-innovation-center-program}} | {{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/agriculture-innovation-center-program}} | ||
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* [[U.S. Small Business Administration]] | * [[U.S. Small Business Administration]] | ||
* [[The Nature Conservancy]] | * [[The Nature Conservancy]] | ||
==Locations== | |||
In September 2003, the USDA announced $10 million in grants for the establishment of demonstration centers in | |||
* [[Indiana]] | |||
* [[Iowa]] | |||
* [[Kansas]] | |||
* [[Michigan]] | |||
* [[Minnesota]] | |||
* [[Montana]] | |||
* [[New Jersey]] | |||
* [[New York (state)|New York]] | |||
* [[North Dakota]] | |||
* [[Pennsylvania]] | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||