The Rural Business-Cooperative Service Announces Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Value Added Producer Grant program.
For further information and to apply in Georgia, contact Al Burns, Al.Burns@ga.usda.gov or Joe Anderson, Joseph.Anderson@ga.usda.gov
You must submit your application by January 31, 2018. Paper applications must be postmarked and mailed, shipped or hand carried our office received by close of business on the deadline date.
Electronic applications are permitted via http://www.grants.gov only, and must be received before midnight January 24, 2018. Late applications are not eligible for grant funding under this Notice.
The Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program helps agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and/or marketing of new products. The goals of this program are to generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities, and increase producer income. Applicants may receive priority if they 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. Grants are awarded through a national competition.