The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $250,000 Value-Added Producer Grant to Owens Commercial Fisheries, LLC on September 13, 2022 to support market development of value-added seafood products. The grant will assist the awardee under the Value-Added Producer Grants program (CFDA 10.352), which helps agricultural producers enter value-added activities related to processing and marketing bio-based products. Funds will enable Owens Commercial Fisheries to generate new seafood products and expand marketing opportunities, with the goal of increasing producer income. The award location is listed as Alaska, suggesting the company will use the grant to develop Alaska seafood markets over the approximately one-year period ending September 13, 2023.
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