Virginia § 3.2-310 Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Planning Grant Program

Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-310 — Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Planning Grant Program

Virginia § 3.2-310

Title 3.2Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food

Subtitle IGeneral Provisions; Protection and Promotion of Agriculture

Ch. 3.1Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund

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Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-310 (2026).

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A.The Governor may award grants from the Fund for the Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Planning Grant Program to encourage efforts by political subdivisions to support agriculture and forestry.

B.Any funds awarded by the Governor pursuant to this section shall be awarded as reimbursable grants to political subdivisions.

C.The Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry shall develop guidelines for the Planning Grant Program and administer the Program on behalf of the Governor. Such guidelines shall (i) include a requirement that any political subdivision applying for a grant provide matching funds and (ii) state the criteria the Governor will use in evaluating any grant application submitted pursuant to this section. Such guidelines may (a) allow contributions to a project by

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A. The Governor may award grants from the Fund for the Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Planning Grant Program to encourage efforts by political subdivisions to support agriculture and forestry.

B. Any funds awarded by the Governor pursuant to this section shall be awarded as reimbursable grants to political subdivisions.

C. The Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry shall develop guidelines for the Planning Grant Program and administer the Program on behalf of the Governor. Such guidelines shall (i) include a requirement that any political subdivision applying for a grant provide matching funds and (ii) state the criteria the Governor will use in evaluating any grant application submitted pursuant to this section. Such guidelines may (a) allow contributions to a project by certain specified entities, such as a nonprofit organization or charitable foundation, to count as eligible local matching funds and (b) accept a reduced match requirement for an economically distressed locality applying for an award.