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2 <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC <br />DEVELOPMENTGRANT PROGRAM <br />Application for Individual Farmers or Collaborative Farmer Projects <br />The grant programassists farmers in developing new sources of agricultural income <br />through the provision of cost-share grants. The program will provide two types of grants: <br />x Small Grants: Up to $1,000.00 <br />x Large Grants: From $1,000.01 -$10,000.00 <br />Farmer Eligibility <br />x Must reside in Orange County and their business must be headquartered in <br />Orange County. <br />x Collaborative/Group grants must include at least 3 farmers and may include <br />agricultural groups and agencies <br />Agricultural Grant Subcommittee <br />x The Agricultural Economic Development Grant Subcommitteewill be made up of <br />five (5) members including: <br />x The Agricultural Representative from the Orange County Economic Development <br />Advisory Board <br />x One member from the Orange County Cooperative ExtensionStaff <br />x The Agriculture Economic Developer fromOrange County’s Economic <br />Development staff. <br />x Two farmers who aremembers of the Orange County Agricultural Preservation <br />Board <br />Procedures <br />1.Applicants will be referred to the Orange County Economic Development <br />Department’swebsite, where they will complete and submit their application. <br />2. Applicants will be provided interview dates and times no later than three (3) <br />weeks prior to the Agriculture Economic Development Grant Subcommittee’s <br />next meeting date. <br />3.County staff will provide completed applications to the Subcommittee for their <br />review no later than two (2) weeks prior to its next scheduled meeting. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 3551AC52-FADD-4B2E-8379-6C1D650463F3