Value Added Producer Grants in South Dakota

The Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program helps agricultural producers enter value-added activities to generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities, and increase producer income. You may receive priority if you are: • Beginning farmer or rancher. • Socially-disadvantaged farmer or rancher. • Small or medium-sized farm. • Ranch structured as a family farm. • Farmer or rancher cooperative. • Proposing a mid-tier value chain. Grants are awarded through a national competition. Each fiscal year, applications are requested through a notice published in the Federal Register and through an announcement posted on Grants.gov.