Value Added Producer Grant
The summary for the Value Added Producer Grant grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Value Added Producer Grant: This Notice announces that the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Agency) is accepting fiscal year (FY) 2016 applications for the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. Approximately $44 Million in funding is available to help agricultural producers enter into value-added activities for FY 2016.
| Federal Grant Title: | Value Added Producer Grant |
| Federal Agency Name: | Business and Cooperative Programs |
| Grant Categories: | Business and Commerce |
| Type of Opportunity: | Mandatory |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDBCP-VAPG-2016 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 320805 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Value-Added Producer Grants |
| Current Application Deadline: | Jun 24, 2016 Electronic Submissions must be submi |
| Original Application Deadline: | Jun 24, 2016 Electronic Submissions must be submi |
| Posted Date: | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Creation Date: | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Total Program Funding: | $44,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $250,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 400 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Independent Producers, Agriculture Producer Groups, Majority Controlled Business Ventures, and Farmer or Rancher Cooperatives.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- VAPG 2016 Federal Notice
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Shantelle Gordon or Tracey Kennedy
Phone 202-720-1374
Contact email
Business and Cooperative Programs 202-720-1914