Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund
The Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID) Planning Grant Program in Virginia aims to support local agriculture and forestry businesses by providing funding for innovative projects and encouraging collaboration between local governments and the ag/forestry community. The grants may be used for activities such as developing strategic plans, feasibility studies, business or marketing plans, creating local initiatives supporting agriculture or forestry-based businesses, and investing in the development of local agricultural development boards. Additionally, the program supports projects that implement innovative marketing strategies, develop strategic plans for agriculture or forestry economic development, create new policies or programs to preserve working lands, and fund feasibility studies or business plans with a positive impact on the local agriculture or forestry sector.
Award Range
Not specified - $35,000
Total Program Funding
Not specified
Number of Awards
Not specified
Matching Requirement
No
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Funds shall be awarded as reimbursable grants to political subdivisions. Applicants cannot have more than one active planning grant at any time, excluding participation in multi-locality projects. For multilocality applications, a single political subdivision must act as the lead applicant. For more information, visit VDACS.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
Not specified
Application Closes
Not specified
Grantor
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS)
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