BI grants - rcdg discretionary value-added agricultural prod MKT dvlp

Burnt Hill Farm, LLC received a $249,000 Project Grant from the Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Value-Added Producer Grants program (CFDA 10.352) awarded on September 2, 2025, with a completion deadline of September 2, 2027. This grant supports the awardee's efforts to develop value-added agricultural products and expand related processing and marketing activities. The funding enables the recipient to conduct feasibility analyses, develop business plans, and establish operational infrastructure necessary to bring value-added agricultural products to market, thereby generating new revenue streams and expanding commercial opportunities for the agricultural producer.

The Value-Added Producer Grants program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services, provides competitive funding to agricultural producers and producer-based organizations to support market development and operational activities related to value-added agricultural product processing and marketing. As a discretionary grant program that has distributed over $219 million across 1,726 awards since 2010, it represents a significant federal investment in agricultural diversification and producer income enhancement. Funding is restricted to planning, feasibility studies, and working capital for value-added ventures and cannot be applied to agricultural production, real property acquisition, or fixed equipment purchases.