{"id":8505,"date":"2015-05-12T09:14:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T16:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=8505"},"modified":"2015-05-12T09:14:32","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T16:14:32","slug":"usda-announces-30-million-food-entrepreneurs-agricultural-producers-develop-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/05\/12\/usda-announces-30-million-food-entrepreneurs-agricultural-producers-develop-products\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA announces $30 Million for food entrepreneurs and agricultural producers to develop new products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The USDA is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines. Funding will be made available through the\u00a0<a title=\"Opens in new window.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rd.usda.gov\/programs-services\/value-added-producer-grants\" target=\"extWindow\">Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)<\/a>\u00a0program.<\/p>\n<p>More information on how to apply is in the\u00a0<a title=\"Opens in new window.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/pkg\/FR-2015-05-08\/html\/2015-10440.htm\" target=\"extWindow\">Federal Register<\/a>. The deadline to submit paper applications is July 7. Electronic applications submitted through grants.gov are due July 2.<\/p>\n<p>VAPG grants can be used to develop new product lines from raw agricultural products or additional uses for already developed product lines. Military veterans, socially disadvantaged, and beginning farmers and ranchers; operators of small- and medium-sized family farms and ranches; farmer and rancher cooperatives; and applicants that propose mid-tier value chain projects are given special priority in applying for VAPGs. Additional priority is given to group applicants who seek funding for projects that &#8220;best contribute&#8221; to creating or increasing marketing opportunities for these type of operators.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2009, USDA has awarded 853 Value-Added Producer Grants totaling $104.5 million. Approximately 19 percent of the grants and 13 percent of total funding has been awarded to beginning farmers and ranchers. During the 2013-2014 funding cycle, nearly half of VAPG awards went to farmers and ranchers developing products for the local food sector. Value-Added Producer Grants are a key element of the USDA&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/usda\/knowyourfarmer?navid=KNOWYOURFARMER\">Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Initiative<\/a>, which coordinates the Department&#8217;s work on local and regional food systems. <\/p>\n<p>Congress increased funding for the VAPG program when it passed the 2014 Farm Bill. That law builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past six years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/USDAOC\/bulletins\/1035a7c\">Link to news release<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USDA is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines. Funding will be made available through the\u00a0Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)\u00a0program. 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