Wednesday, May 27, 2009

2008 Aquaculture Grant Program

The 2008 Aquaculture Grant program is part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment of 2009 that was passed by the Obama administration in February. This designated $50 million to the US aquaculture industry.

The application process for North Carolina has yet to be ironed out. But you will need the North Carolina Aquaculture license. If you have yet to get one or yours has expired, please get your NC Aquaculture license. Information about the North Carolina Aquaculture license. It is free and only takes a few weeks to process.

Please start to collect feed invoices, receipts, or documentation from your feed vendor for the total amount of feed purchased in 2007 and possibly 2008. Monetary assistance will be based on this information.

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services contact for this program is Mr. Matt Parker, matthew.parker@ncagr.gov, 252-633-1477.