2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 2 AGRICULTURE
2-5419 Grants; use.

2-5419. Grants; use.

(1) Grants under the Agricultural Opportunities and Value-Added Partnerships Act shall be used to support projects in the following areas:

(a) Research;

(b) Education and training;

(c) Market development;

(d) Nonadministrative business planning assistance, feasibility and market studies, capitalization plans, and technical assistance;

(e) Development of cooperatives;

(f) Community and multicommunity initiatives;

(g) Creation, retention, and transfer of value-added agricultural business initiatives in rural communities;

(h) Efforts to obtain startup or working capital or other capital expenditures necessary for the development of the project;

(i) Community-based, farmer-owned, or rancher-owned value-added initiatives;

(j) The purchase of electronic scanners or point-of-sale devices to expand the ability of Nebraskans to utilize federally subsidized food and nutrition program benefits at farmers markets, and for the marketing, promotion, and outreach related to such federal programs; and

(k) Other activities that are deemed necessary to fulfill the purposes specified in section 2-5416.

(2) Such projects shall demonstrate the ability to provide private new enterprise formation or expanded incomes and economic opportunities for existing enterprises.

Source

Laws 2005, LB 90, § 10;
Termination Date: January 1, 2015
Laws 2010, LB986, § 3.
Effective Date: July 15, 2010