Regulations last checked for updates: May 19, 2024

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Nov 16, 2024
§ 4284.901 - Purpose.

This subpart implements the Value-Added Agricultural Product Market Development grant program (Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG)) administered by the Rural Business-Cooperative Service whereby grants are made to enable viable Agricultural Producers (those who are prepared to progress to the next business level of planning for, or engaging in, Value-Added Agricultural Production) to develop businesses that produce and market Value-Added Agricultural Products and to create marketing opportunities for such businesses. The provisions of this subpart constitute the entire provisions applicable to this Program; the provisions of subpart A of this part do not apply to this subpart.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 7 U.S.C. 1989.
source: 62 FR 42387, Aug. 7, 1997, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 7 CFR 4284.901