The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant Program offers financial capital and assistance to those who are establishing, operating or growing a beef business. Applications for grants are still open through Nov. 30, 2024.
The program is offered through the TSCRA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, committed to future generations of land and livestock stewards and leaders.
“Access to capital is one of the greatest challenges in the beef industry today,” says TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Chair Carl Ray Polk Jr. “By investing in these entrepreneurs, we’re not only supporting their success but also securing the future of our nation’s food supply and natural resources.”
- To be eligible for consideration for financial assistance, applicants must operate a business in an economically depressed or blighted area in Texas or Oklahoma and face disadvantages.
- Eligible applicants must also demonstrate the difficulty of obtaining conventional financing because of such disadvantages.
- These can include cow-calf operations, stockers, feeders, packing plants, large animal veterinary clinics and any other related segment of the beef value chain. Additional information available here.
Applicants can expect to be notified of full, partial or denial of funding within 120 days of the close of the application period, which ends Nov. 30.
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