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. Each fiscal year, applications are requested through a notice published in the Federal Register and through an announcement posted on Grants.gov
There are approximately $18 million available in funding for this application cycle.
- Electronic applications due January 24, 2018
- Paper applications are due January 31, 2018
Please visit the USDA website for more information.
Federal Register's Notice of Solicitation of Applications – https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-08-29/pdf/2017-18306.pdf
