Closed · RDBCP-VAPG-2016 · CFDA 10.352 · Mandatory

Value Added Producer Grant

Federal grant opportunity posted by Rural Business-Cooperative Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $250K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 24, 2016
Close date
400
Expected awards

The verdict

Value Added Producer Grant is a closed mandatory listing from Rural Business-Cooperative Service that offered Up to $250,000 across 400 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 127 other opportunities from Rural Business-Cooperative Service.

up to $250K
award range
Closed
application status
400
expected awards
10.352
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Value Added Producer Grant is closed (last close June 24, 2016). The parent program page for CFDA 10.352 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Rural Business-Cooperative Service still indexes 127 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 24, 2016

Posted Apr 8 Closes Jun 24

Est. Total Funding

$44,000,000

Expected Awards

400

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This Notice announces that the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Agency) is accepting fiscal year (FY) 2016 applications for the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. Approximately $44 Million in funding is available to help agricultural producers enter into value-added activities for FY 2016.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · RDBCP-VAPG-2016

Grants.gov marks Value Added Producer Grant with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Business and Commerce (BC). This eligibility-code string dominates the Rural Business-Cooperative Service book (56 peers, 44% of 128).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 10.352

Indian Tribes and Tribal Corporations — Loans

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Agency Contact

Shantelle Gordon or Tracey Kennedy Phone 202-690-1374

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What to do next

Value Added Producer Grant is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 10.352 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Indian Tribes and Tribal Corporations — Loans indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Rural Business-Cooperative Service lists 127 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants