The Farm Viability Enhancement Program (FVEP) provides business planning, technical assistance, and grants to commercial farms to improve farm viability and to preserve and support the stewardship of agricultural resources.
Donor Name: Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/18/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The program provides one on one business planning assistance and technical assistance in areas of need such as family succession, marketing, or financial tracking to help increase farm viability. Participants selected to participate in the program may be offered grant funds of $100,000 – $200,000 for identified farm improvement projects in return for signing an agricultural covenant on the farm property to keep it in agricultural use for a 10 or 15-year term.
Uses of Funds
Funds must be used for approved capital projects intended to achieve goals identified in the farm business plan and the overall program goal of increasing farm viability. Examples of eligible uses of funds include, but are not limited to, new structures for agricultural use, improvements to existing farm structures, new or used farm equipment, agricultural resource improvements, food processing, wash and pack facilities, and retail marketing improvements.
Eligible Applicants
Farmers are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit MDAR.