OpportunityTitle: Value Added Producer Grant
CategoryExplanation: 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.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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.
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.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Contact
GrantorContactText: Program Manager &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-690-1376
CloseDateExplanation: 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.