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AFID Facility Grants
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Status:
Posted:
Deadline:
Funding
0
Program:
0
Award Floor:
Ceiling:
500000
Match Required?
Eligibility
Virginia
States:
Entity Types:
Unrestricted
In order to qualify for an AFID grant, the benefiting project should:
1) be a facility that produces "value added agricultural or forestal products,"
meaning any agricultural or forestal product that (i) has undergone a change in
physical state; (ii) was produced in a manner that enhances the value of the
agricultural commodity or product; (iii) is physically segregated in a manner that
results in the enhancement of the value of the agricultural or forestal product;
(iv) is a source of renewable energy; or (v) is aggregated and marketed as a
locally produced agricultural or forestal product.
2) demonstrate that a minimum of 30% of the agricultural or forestry products to
which the facility is adding value will be grown or produced within the
Commonwealth of Virginia on an annual basis in normal years.
The Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund is a discretionary, performance based economic development incentive specifically for agriculture and forestry value added or processing projects. The AFID program supports agribusinesses of all sizes including produce companies, dairy processors, meat and poultry processors, specialty food and beverage manufacturers, greenhouse operations, forest product manufacturers and more. The fund can also support aquaculture projects such as oyster production and nurseries producing native plants for stormwater BMPs
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