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Value-Added Producer Grant 2017: Application Toolkit for Planning Grants « Back to Search Results

Category: Value-Added Producer Grant


The purpose of the Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Program 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 $250,000.  Please see for the Notice of Funding Availability (NOSA) published August 29 , 2017 in the Federal Register.

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The First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park is located in Cascade County near Ulm. It is the largest buffalo jump in North America utilized by the A'aninin, Assiniboine, Cree, Kalispel, Piegan Blackfeet, Salish, and Shoshoni. The park includes a vistors center and the Native American Cultural Fair is held in the park in late September of each year.