USDA Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG)

How it Works

The VAPG grant program helps agricultural producers enter into value-added activities and process or market value-added products. A food hub or food hub-related business interested in agricultural value-added activities or products should consider taking a closer look at this grant.

Funding Focuses On

Projects that implement business plans, identify market feasibility of bottled milk, evaluate benefits of marketing and selling meat as opposed to live animals, and expand the market capacity of local and regional food systems.

Funding Limit

Planning grants: $75,000;

Working capital grants: $250,000

Qualifications

Independent producers, farmer or rancher cooperatives, agricultural producer groups, and majority controlled producer-owned business ventures, including nonprofit organizations. Program requires matching funds of 50% total project costs.

Financing Geographic Area

United States

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Center for Regional Food Systems