Business Builder Award Program

STORYMAP: BUSINESS BUILDER GRANTEE AWARDS

ABOUT

  • Gloria’s Specialty Foods LLC, California
  • Oatman Farms, Arizona
  • The Peach Place, Utah
  • Blue Lizard Farm, Nevada
  • Barraza Farms, California

The Southwest Regional Food Business Center is pleased to announce 73 Business Builder Awards to small and mid-sized farm and food businesses across the Southwest region. The Business Builder Award Program is designed to build capacity for food producers and processors by supporting infrastructure, innovation and market access.

Business Builder Awardee List

Read the UCANR Press Release announcing SWRFBC’s Business Builder Awards

BUSINESS BUILDER SPOTLIGHT

BUSINESS BUILDER UPDATE

August 6th, 2025

All future rounds of Business Builder award grants were terminated by USDA on July 15th.

The Southwest Regional Food Business Center will be completing awards for Round 1 Business Builder sub-awards by September 15th, 2025.

USDA Press Release
Statement in Response to USDA’s Decision