Deadline: 15-Nov-22
Apply now for the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund Infrastructure Grant Program (AFID Infrastructure Program) which is offering grants of up to $50,000 per grant to political subdivisions for community infrastructure development projects that support local food production and sustainable agriculture.
Projects Types
- Projects receiving funding through the AFID Infrastructure Program must be infrastructure development projects that demonstrate a broad community benefit and directly support local food production and sustainable agriculture. Grant funds should be used primarily for capital expenditures.
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Consideration will be given to the following projects types:
- Processing facilities that are primarily locally owned, including commercial kitchens, packaging and labeling facilities, animal slaughtering facilities, or other facilities, and that are primarily utilized for the processing of meats, dairy products, produce, or other products
- Farmers’ markets
- Food hubs and other agricultural aggregation facilities
Funding Information
Amount: grants of up to $50,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications must be made by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, typically Counties and Cities, but also Towns, Industrial and Economic Development Authorities, or Planning District Commissions.
- Applications may be made on behalf of more than one locality, provided each applicant contributes matching funds and a single political subdivision serves as the lead applicant and grant administrator.
- Applicants are permitted to have multiple active AFID Infrastructure Program grants but will only be eligible for one grant award per grant round. Applicants must be in good standing with any other awards from the AFID program.
For more information, visit VDACS.
For more information, visit https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/agriculture-afid-infrastructure-grants.shtml