Funds Available to Support VT Businesses Attending Trade Shows

The application is now available for the 2025 Trade Show Assistance Grant, offered by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. 

$50,000 is available to provide Vermont agricultural, food, and forestry businesses with funds to exhibit and sell their Vermont products at trade shows targeting out-of-state wholesale buyers. These matching grants can partially offset the expenses associated with exhibiting at trade shows, which provide excellent opportunities to network with wholesale buyers and expand into new domestic and international markets.

Applicants may request between $2,000 and $5,000 to offset the costs of up to five trade shows in a given year. Eligible applicants must have at least three wholesale accounts and their product(s) must meet the Vermont Local Definition as defined in Act 129.

The application will be open through January 20th.