23-04-2025
Siouxland businesses awarded 2025 ‘Choose Iowa' grant funds
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has awarded 33 Choose Iowa value-added grants to farms and small businesses in 28 Iowa counties.
The grant recipients include four businesses in the Siouxland region.
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Country Pines Tree Farm in Marcus is receiving $20,064.86 to go toward an addition to the farm's store, allowing for expanded Christmas tree sales. The project has a total budget of $41,585.31.
Lone Oak Honey Company here in Sioux City is receiving $1,164.54 to go toward the purchase of a honey extractor and chest freezer to improve honey production efficiency. That project has a total budget of $2,329.09.
Mockingbird Hill Kettle Co. in Archer is receiving $2,800 to go toward a seed cleaning machine and seed bag sewing equipment for popcorn production, a project with a total budget of $5,714.38.
Lastly, Nieland Custom Meats in Newell is receiving $25,000 to go toward renovating an existing business facility to create a modern retail space for meat products. That project has a total budget of $60,209.14.
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In all, the 33 grants awarded this year amount to $463,000, equivalent to those disbursed in both 2023 and 2024.
The Choose Iowa value-added grant program launched in 2022 and has awarded nearly $1.64 million in state funds to 100 projects, with total budgets amounting to $5.6 million.
You can find the full list of this year's grant recipients here.
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