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Exhibit A <br />Guidelines <br />ORANGE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES <br />Updated July 16th, 2018 <br /> <br />Application for Individual Farmers or Collaborative Farmer Projects <br />The grant program assists farmers in developing new sources of agricultural income through the <br />provision of cost-share grants. Individual grant limit is $10,000. Applicants must be able to demonstrate <br />that their operation is a verifiable farm business. <br /> <br />Farmer Eligibility <br /> The farm tract and farming operation on which the funds are to be used must be in Orange <br />County <br /> <br /> Collaborative/Group grants must include at least 3 farmers and may include agricultural groups <br />and agencies <br /> <br /> <br />Agricultural Grant Subcommittee <br /> The Agricultural Economic Development Grant Subcommittee will be made up of five (5) members <br />including: <br /> The Agricultural Representative from the Orange County Economic Development Advisory Board <br /> One member from the Orange County Cooperative Extension Staff <br /> The Agriculture Economic Developer from Orange County’s Economic Development staff. <br /> Two farmers who are members of the Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board <br /> <br /> <br /> Procedures <br />1. Applicants will be referred to the Orange County Economic Development <br /> Department’s website, where they will complete and submit their application. <br /> <br />2. Applicants will be provided interview dates and times (if required) no later than two (2) weeks <br />prior to the Agriculture Economic Development Grant Subcommittee’s next meeting date. <br /> <br />3. County staff will provide completed applications to the Subcommittee for their review after the <br />closing deadline, all applications for that period have been received, and before the next <br />scheduled meeting. <br /> <br />4. Quarterly meetings will begin at the start of each funded fiscal year and will continue until <br />funds are expended for that funding year. At its scheduled quarterly meetings, the <br />Subcommittee will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of complete grant application(s) and <br />decide whether or not to take action on the request, based on the information provided. All <br />Applications must be complete to include the detailed budget template provided. Additional <br />information may be provided if necessary to add clarity or better justification for how funds <br />will be used. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 260C52B4-2075-4DA7-A149-F213C65B7691