The Orange County Agricultural Economic Development Grant Program supports the development and expansion of established business and entrepreneurial communities.
Donor Name: Orange County
State: North Carolina
County: Orange County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
This program is intended to provide assistance to Orange County farmers in developing new sources of agricultural income through the provision of cost-share grants. Individual grant limit is $10,000. Farmer applicants must be able to demonstrate that their existing operation is a verifiable farm business meeting the following requirements:
- Land – owned or leased by applicant in Orange County
- Infrastructure – suitable for existing operation and any required expansion
- Market – defined, accessible, with history of sales
- Experience – knowledge, ability, and demonstrated relevant experience
- Concept – demonstrates a valid need and specific request
Grant Duration
For the Agriculture Grant Program, the $10,000 maximum covers a 3-year period.
Eligibility Criteria
- The farm tract and farming operation on which the funds are to be used must be in Orange County in areas zoned appropriately for their use.
- Collaborative/Group grants must include at least 3 farmers and may include agricultural groups and agencies.
- Applicants and their businesses must not have any past due tax, fee, or fine applicable to Orange County.
- Applicant must be current with any existing Orange County Small Business Loan, CROP Loan or Emergency Small Business Loan Payments.
- Duplication of benefits prohibited. No individual business or affiliated owner(s) shall receive in excess of $10,000 from Orange County’s Small Business and Large Business Investment Grant Programs, the Agriculture Grant Program, and any other County grant awards over a two year period. Some individual programs may have more stringent restrictions in an effort to spread the funding across as many individual operations as possible. This prohibition includes a situation in which the same owner(s) owns multiple businesses. In such a situation if one or more of the multiple businesses applied for a grant(s) the maximum available to any one or more of such businesses is $10,000.
- Individuals who have taken legal action against the County in the past 12-months, or have an active legal case, and who applies for any available County grant program, are ineligible to apply for and receive grant funding through Orange County Government until the settlement or dismissal of such legal action.
For more information, visit Orange County.
