Question 1

Who is eligible?

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All enterprises must be based in Vermont and registered with the Secretary of State.
Applicants must be in compliance with all state regulations (i.e. water quality, taxes) and in good standing with the State of Vermont.
Businesses must have been operational prior to January 2020.
Only primary producers of farm or forest products are eligible to apply for the ARPA-Funded Primary Producer Impact Grant. Examples of eligible primary production activities are farming, livestock rearing, sugaring, dairy, and logging.
While typically the forest industry includes sawmills and other primary wood manufacturing as primary production, from the forest sector only businesses involved in harvesting timber are eligible for this grant because of federal definitions of primary production.
Primary producers can use grant funds to invest in market development, infrastructure, and workforce development initiatives that advance their usage of primary products they have produced. Grant funds can be used for investments in processing primary products.
Applicants will need to demonstrate how their business experienced a negative economic impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., experienced an increased operational cost, decreased revenue or gross receipts, increased costs, challenges covering payroll, or other harm that can be linked to the COVID-19 pandemic). Grant funds must be used to support your businesses recover from the economic harm experienced. Additionally, a business that received the Vermont COVID-19 Agriculture Assistance Program (VCAAP) must use these grant funds for a different scope of work.
Previous Working Lands Standard Business and COVID-19 Response Business Development grantees are eligible to apply for this grant.
Previous Working Lands Supply Chain Impact, Market Level Infrastructure Impact, or Meat Slaughter and Processing Development Grants are eligible to apply for further Working Lands funding after three years, meaning that Fiscal Year 2020 and earlier grantees in those categories are eligible to apply this year.
Secondary processors/producers or primary producers looking for smaller dollar amount grants should apply for the B usiness Enhancement Grant, due October 28.

Question 2

When do applications close?

Accepted Answer

April 1, 2023

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