Connecticut § 22-26k Farm transition grant program. Matching grants.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 22-26k — Farm transition grant program. Matching grants.

Connecticut § 22-26k

Title 22Agriculture. Domestic Animals

Ch. 422Department of Agriculture

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-26k (2026).

Text

(a)There is established a farm transition grant program which shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture. Matching grants shall be made to farmers and agricultural cooperatives for diversification of existing farm operations, transitioning to value added agricultural production and sales, and developing farmers' markets and other venues in which a majority of products sold are grown in the state.

(b)The Commissioner of Agriculture shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, for the administration of the program established by this section. Such regulations shall require the development of business plans by applicants as part of the application process.

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(a) There is established a farm transition grant program which shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture. Matching grants shall be made to farmers and agricultural cooperatives for diversification of existing farm operations, transitioning to value added agricultural production and sales, and developing farmers' markets and other venues in which a majority of products sold are grown in the state. (b) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, for the administration of the program established by this section. Such regulations shall require the development of business plans by applicants as part of the application process.

Legislative History

(P.A. 05-228, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 113; P.A. 08-13, S. 4; P.A. 09-229, S. 31.) History: P.A. 05-288 effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 changed effective date of P.A. 05-228 to October 1, 2005, effective June 30, 2005; P.A. 08-13 added “grant” re program in Subsec. (a), effective April 29, 2008; P.A. 09-229 deleted “agricultural not-for-profit organizations” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2009.