Apply for USDA Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)

Use these points to make your draft match this grant instead of sounding like a generic application.

• Connect the project to farm viability, conservation, food systems, or rural economic impact.
• Include acreage, production data, equipment needs, or operating history when relevant.
• Eligible applicants include independent producers, agricultural producer groups, farmer or rancher cooperatives, and majority-controlled producer-based business ventures
• Applicant must propose planning or working capital activities for producing and marketing a value-added agricultural product