United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2013_register executive 2013-11-23 article Notices D09002ee1c7fabdc1 D09002ee1c7fabe47 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Rural Business-Cooperative Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency USDA announces the availability of competitive grant funding through the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. Approximately $10.5 million in carry over funding from fiscal year (FY) 2013 is available to help agricultural producers enter into value-added activities. This NOFA is being published prior to the Congressional enactment of a full-year appropriation for FY 2014. Should additional funding be made available during FY 2014 for this program RBS will continue to fund applications received under this announcement based upon the applications score. At this time, the exact amount of funding that will be made available to this program for FY 2014 is unknown. Anyone interested in submitting an application for funding under this program should consult the Rural Development Value Added Producer Grant Program Web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_VAPG.html periodically for updated information regarding any FY 2014 funding for the program. The program purpose is to help U.S. agricultural producers enter into value-added activities. Awards may be made for either economic planning or working capital activities related to the processing and/or marketing of valued-added agricultural products. The maximum grant amount for a planning grant is $75,000 and the maximum grant amount for a working capital grant is $200,000. There is a matching funds requirement of at least $1 for every $1 in grant funds provided by the Agency (matching funds plus grant funds must equal proposed total project costs). Matching funds may be in the form of cash or eligible in-kind contributions and may be used only for eligible project purposes. Matching funds must be available at time of application and must be certified and verified as described in 7 CFR 4284.931(b)(3) and (4). 7 CFR 4284.925 and 7 U.S.C. 1632(a) provide for the reservation of ten percent of available funds for applications submitted by Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers or Ranchers, and an additional ten percent of available funds for applications from farmers or ranchers proposing development of Mid-Tier Value Chains. For this announcement, Reserved Funds were not obligated prior to June 30, 2013 as required by 7 CFR 4284.925 and 7 U.S.C. 1632(a). Therefore, no reserves are available to fund these categories from FY 2013 carry over monies. However, 7 CFR 4284.925 and 7 U.S.C. 1632(a) allow the Secretary to repurpose and reuse these funds for the general VAPG competition. Beginning and Socially-Disadvantaged Farmers or Ranchers and applicants proposing Mid-Tier Value Chains can still compete and benefit by receiving priority through the award of Priority Points. Should FY 2014 funds become available, 20 percent of those funds will be reserved for these categories. 78 FR 70260 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-11-25/2013-28175 2013-28175 fr25no13-41 3410-XY-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-11-25/2013-28175 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-11-25/html/2013-28175.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-11-25/pdf/2013-28175.pdf 8 p. 70260 70267 78 FR 70260 Inviting Applications for Value-Added Producer Grants; Federal Register Vol. 78, Issue NOTICE 2013-28175 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Business-Cooperative Service 2014-02-24 3410-XY-P 2013-28175 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).

USDA announces the availability of competitive grant funding through the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. Approximately $10.5 million in carry over funding from fiscal year (FY) 2013 is available to help agricultural producers enter into value-added activities. This NOFA is being published prior to the Congressional enactment of a full-year appropriation for FY 2014. Should additional funding be made available during FY 2014 for this program RBS will continue to fund applications received under this announcement based upon the applications score. At this time, the exact amount of funding that will be made available to this program for FY 2014 is unknown. Anyone interested in submitting an application for funding under this program should consult the Rural Development Value Added Producer Grant Program Web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_VAPG.html periodically for updated information regarding any FY 2014 funding for the program. The program purpose is to help U.S. agricultural producers enter into value-added activities. Awards may be made for either economic planning or working capital activities related to the processing and/or marketing of valued-added agricultural products. The maximum grant amount for a planning grant is $75,000 and the maximum grant amount for a working capital grant is $200,000. There is a matching funds requirement of at least $1 for every $1 in grant funds provided by the Agency (matching funds plus grant funds must equal proposed total project costs). Matching funds may be in the form of cash or eligible in-kind contributions and may be used only for eligible project purposes. Matching funds must be available at time of application and must be certified and verified as described in 7 CFR 4284.931(b)(3) and (4). 7 CFR 4284.925 and 7 U.S.C. 1632(a) provide for the reservation of ten percent of available funds for applications submitted by Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers or Ranchers, and an additional ten percent of available funds for applications from farmers or ranchers proposing development of Mid-Tier Value Chains. For this announcement, Reserved Funds were not obligated prior to June 30, 2013 as required by 7 CFR 4284.925 and 7 U.S.C. 1632(a). Therefore, no reserves are available to fund these categories from FY 2013 carry over monies. However, 7 CFR 4284.925 and 7 U.S.C. 1632(a) allow the Secretary to repurpose and reuse these funds for the general VAPG competition. Beginning and Socially-Disadvantaged Farmers or Ranchers and applicants proposing Mid-Tier Value Chains can still compete and benefit by receiving priority through the award of Priority Points. Should FY 2014 funds become available, 20 percent of those funds will be reserved for these categories.

You must submit your application by February 24, 2014 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 grant funding under this Notice. Grants Division, Cooperative Programs, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., MS-3250, Room 4016-South, Washington, DC 20250-3250, or call 202-720-8460. Funding Availabilities: Value-Added Producer Grants , Grants.gov http://grants.gov/applicants/organization_registration.jsp http://www.biopreferred.gov/Biobased_Products.aspx http://www.grants.gov http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_VAPG.html http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/StateOfficeAddresses.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_VAPG.html https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ Vol. 78, no. 227 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2013-11-25 continuing daily deposited born digital 307 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-11-25 P0b002ee18660d1dd 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr25no13 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-11-25 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-11-25/pdf/FR-2013-11-25.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-11-25/xml/FR-2013-11-25.xml fdlp 70189 70483 DGPO 2013-11-23 2024-06-03 FR-2013-11-25 machine generated eng FR FR-2013-11-25 78 227