This grant is for the purpose of assisting agricultural producers in engaging in value-added activities, specifically related to the processing and marketing of bio-based products. The primary goals are to foster the creation of new products, expand market opportunities, and enhance producer income. Priority consideration will be given to specific groups including beginning, socially-disadvantaged, and veteran farmers or ranchers, as well as small or medium-sized family farms, farmer or rancher cooperatives, and those proposing mid-tier value chains. This competitive program aims to support agricultural innovation and economic growth.
Opportunity ID: 248375
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDBCP-2013-VAPG |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Value Added Producer Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Business and Commerce Energy Food and Nutrition Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| 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. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.352 — Value-Added Producer Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 24, 2014 You must submit your application by February 24, 2014 or it will not be considered for funding that may be announced in a subsequent Notice. Paper applications must be postmarked and mailed, shipped or sent overnight by this date. You may also hand carry your application to one of our field offices, but it must be 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 Eastern Time on this date. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2013 grant funding. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 08, 2014 You must submit your application by the deadline published in the Federal Register or it will not be considered for funding that may be announced in a subsequent Notice. Paper applications must be postmarked and mailed, shipped or sent overnight by this date. You may also hand carry your application to one of our field offices, but it must be 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 Eastern Time on this date. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2013 grant funding. |
| Archive Date: | Apr 30, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
| Description: | 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 veteran 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Web Site |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Program Manager
Phone 202-690-1376 Email:CPGrants@wdc.usda.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| UPDATE: The application deadline for this cycle of the Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program has been extended to April 8, 2014. | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| Clarification of pending new applciation deadline. | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| FEBRUARY 24, 2014 UPDATE – Rural Development will be extending the application deadline for the Value Added Producer Grant program. RD will be announcing the new deadline shortly but will be approximately 14 calendar days after the announcement is published in the Federal Register. Additional information and new deadline date will be updated in grants.gov and on the program Web site: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_VAPG.html | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| Feb 24, 2014 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDBCP-2013-VAPG |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Value Added Producer Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Business and Commerce Energy Food and Nutrition Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| 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. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.352 — Value-Added Producer Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 24, 2014 You must submit your application by February 24, 2014 or it will not be considered for funding that may be announced in a subsequent Notice. Paper applications must be postmarked and mailed, shipped or sent overnight by this date. You may also hand carry your application to one of our field offices, but it must be 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 Eastern Time on this date. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2013 grant funding. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 08, 2014 You must submit your application by the deadline published in the Federal Register or it will not be considered for funding that may be announced in a subsequent Notice. Paper applications must be postmarked and mailed, shipped or sent overnight by this date. You may also hand carry your application to one of our field offices, but it must be 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 Eastern Time on this date. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2013 grant funding. |
| Archive Date: | Apr 30, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
| Description: | 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 veteran 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Web Site |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Program Manager
Phone 202-690-1376 Email:CPGrants@wdc.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDBCP-2013-VAPG |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Value Added Producer Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Business and Commerce Energy Food and Nutrition Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| 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. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.352 — Value-Added Producer Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 13, 2014 You must submit your application by the deadline published in the Federal Register or it will not be considered for funding that may be announced in a subsequent Notice. Paper applications must be postmarked and mailed, shipped or sent overnight by this date. You may also hand carry your application to one of our field offices, but it must be 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 Eastern Time on this date. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2013 grant funding. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | – |
| Description: | 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Web Site |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Program Manager
Phone 202-690-1376 Email:CPGrants@wdc.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDBCP-2013-VAPG |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Value Added Producer Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Business and Commerce Energy Food and Nutrition Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| 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. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.352 — Value-Added Producer Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 26, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 13, 2014 You must submit your application by February 24, 2014 or it will not be considered for funding that may be announced in a subsequent Notice. Paper applications must be postmarked and mailed, shipped or sent overnight by this date. You may also hand carry your application to one of our field offices, but it must be 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 Eastern Time on this date. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2013 grant funding. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | – |
| Description: | 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Web Site |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Program Manager
Phone 202-690-1376 Email:CPGrants@wdc.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDBCP-2013-VAPG |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Value Added Producer Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Business and Commerce Energy Food and Nutrition Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| 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. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.352 — Value-Added Producer Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 24, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 24, 2014 You must submit your application by February 24, 2014 or it will not be considered for funding that may be announced in a subsequent Notice. Paper applications must be postmarked and mailed, shipped or sent overnight by this date. You may also hand carry your application to one of our field offices, but it must be 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 Eastern Time on this date. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2013 grant funding. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | – |
| Description: | 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Web Site |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Program Manager
Phone 202-690-1376 Email:CPGrants@wdc.usda.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 248375 Full Announcement-1 -> 2013 vapg nofa.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Program Manager Phone 202-690-1376 Email: CPGrants@wdc.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.352 | PKG00190270 | Nov 25, 2013 | Apr 08, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
248375 SF424_Mandatory-1.1.pdf
248375 Project-1.0.pdf
248375 Mandatory_SF424B-1.1.pdf
248375 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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