Value Added Producer Grant
The summary for the Value Added Producer Grant grant is detailed below.
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Value Added Producer Grant: The primary objective of the VAPG program is to help agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and/or marketing of bio-based value-added products. Generating new products, creating and expanding marketing opportunities, and increasing producer income are the end goals of this program. You may receive priority if you are a beginning farmer or rancher, a socially-disadvantaged farmer or rancher, a small or medium-sized farm or ranch structured as a family farm, a farmer or rancher cooperative, or are proposing a mid-tier value chain, as defined in the Program Regulation. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis.
| Federal Grant Title: | Value Added Producer Grant |
| Federal Agency Name: | Business and Cooperative Programs |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture Business and Commerce Energy Food and Nutrition Other |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDBCP-2013-VAPG |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.352 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Value-Added Producer Grants |
| Current Application Deadline: | Feb 24, 2014 You must submit your application by |
| Original Application Deadline: | Feb 24, 2014 You must submit your application by |
| Posted Date: | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Creation Date: | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Total Program Funding: | $10,500,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $200,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | none |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Category Explanation
- The primary objective of the VAPG program is to help agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and/or marketing of bio-based value-added products. Generating new products, creating and expanding marketing opportunities, and increasing producer income are the end goals of this program.
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- You must meet the requirements of one of the following applicant types: Independent Producer, Agricultural Producer Group, Farmer or Rancher Cooperative, or Majority-Controlled Producer-Based Business Venture. Your proposed value-added product must also fall within one of the five product categories, and you must also comply with all the other eligibility requirements detailed in the Program Regulation and NOFA.
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