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Iowa |
Value Added Producer Grant Program (VAPG)Applications must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2008 | |
Eligible uses of funds |
Working Capital (maximum of $300,000)
Planning (maximum of $100,000) Either type of grant requires 50% matching funds |
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| Definitions of eligible applicants | Independent Producers
Agricultural Producer Groups Farmer and Rancher Cooperatives Majority Controlled Producer-Based Business Ventures |
| Fact Sheet | Summary of Program |
National Office VAPG Website |
Contains information on the following:
Application process (guide, forms, template, etc) Contacts (state and national) Post Awards Previous solicitations Recipients Regulations Success stories |
| Map of Iowa Business Cooperative Specialists & Contact information | |
| List of VAPG grant writers | |
| Overview of the VAPG program | |
4284-A General Requirements for Cooperative Services Grant Programs (federal regulations) |
4284-J Value-Added Producer Grants (federal regulations) |
| VAPG NOSA | |
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Revised on: August 23, 2007