APPLICANT MAY APPLY FOR A GRANT TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN TO
UTILIZE INNOVATION TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES,
TECHNOLOGIES, OPERATIONS OR APPROACHES WITHIN A SPECIFIC
BUSINESS, GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR NETWORK. THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY
TO A GRANT UNDER THIS SUBSECTION:
(1) THE AMOUNT OF A GRANT SHALL BE NO LESS THAN $7,500
AND NO MORE THAN $50,000.
(2) A GRANTEE MUST USE NON-STATE SOURCED MATCHING FUNDS
EQUAL TO AT LEAST 30% OF THE GRANT AMOUNT FOR THE PROJECT.
(B) ON-SITE PROJECT GRANT.--AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT MAY APPLY
FOR A GRANT FOR A PROJECT THAT FOCUSES ON IMPLEMENTING
INNOVATION PRACTICES, TECHNOLOGIES OR APPROACHES ON AN
INDIVIDUAL FARM OR PROPERTY PRODUCING OR PROCESSING AN
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY. THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY TO A GRANT
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION:
(1) THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SHALL BE NO LESS THAN $5,000
AND NO MORE THAN $200,000.
(2) A GRANTEE MUST USE NON-STATE SOURCED MATCHING FUNDS
EQUAL TO AT LEAST 50% OF THE GRANT AMOUNT FOR THE PROJECT.
(C) REGIONAL IMPACT PROJECT GRANT.--AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT
MAY APPLY FOR A GRANT FOR A PROJECT DESIGNED TO ADDRESS
CHALLENGES, PROMOTE EFFICIENCIES OR ACHIEVE SPECIFIC GOALS FOR
MULTIPLE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS. THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY TO A
GRANT UNDER THIS SUBSECTION:
(1) THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SHALL BE NO LESS THAN
$100,000 AND NO MORE THAN $2,000,000.
(2) THE GRANTEE MUST USE NON-STATE SOURCED MATCHING
FUNDS EQUAL TO AT LEAST 50% OF THE GRANT AMOUNT FOR THE
PROJECT.
(3) THE PROJECT MUST IMPACT TWO OR MORE PERSONS OR
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