Value-Added Producer Grants
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The Value-added Producer Grants program was authorized by the Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000
and amended by the 2002 farm bill (P.L.107-171, Sec. 6401). The farm bill authorizes $40 million per year in grants for the development and marketing of value-added agricultural products, including organic agricultural production. Eligible applicants are independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives, agricultural producer groups, and majority-controlled producer-based business ventures.
Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000
The Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000 made major revisions to the federal crop insurance program and provided emergency agricultural assistance...
and amended by the 2002 farm bill (P.L.107-171, Sec. 6401). The farm bill authorizes $40 million per year in grants for the development and marketing of value-added agricultural products, including organic agricultural production. Eligible applicants are independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives, agricultural producer groups, and majority-controlled producer-based business ventures.