As previously announced, the Working Lands Enterprise Board has $986,500 of available funds to invest into agricultural, forestry and forest product enterprises and organizations. The Working Lands Enterprise Board would like to remind interested Vermonters that the deadline is approaching for Letters of Intent (LOI) in two key investment areas:
Investment Area 2. Agriculture and Forestry & Forest Products: Working Lands Service Provider Grants,
Investment Area 3. Agriculture and Forestry & Forest Products: Capital and Infrastructure Investments.
The LOI is a requirement, and must be submitted by email to [email protected] by 5pm on January 4th, 2013 in order to advance in the process. A confirmation email will be provided. The Working Lands Enterprise Board will provide feedback on LOIs by January 18th, 2013 for investment area 2, and by January 25th, 2013 for investment area 3.
The Letters of Intent are answers to questions asked in the online Letter of Intent fillable form. Each answer should be no more than 250 words. The corresponding fillable forms can be found at:
2. Agriculture and Forestry & Forest Products: Working Lands Service Provider Grants (http://vermontworkinglands.com/documents/LOI_Working_Lands_Service_Provi...)
3. Agriculture and Forestry & Forest Products: Capital and Infrastructure Investments (http://vermontworkinglands.com/documents/LOI_Capital_Infrastructure_Inve...)
The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative, Act 142, (http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT142.pdf) created the Working Lands Enterprise Fund (WLEF) and the Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB). The WLEB includes private sector representatives from agriculture and forestry; state government including the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation, and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development; and ex-officio members from the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, the Vermont Economic Development Authority, and the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund.
The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative has three investment areas:
1. Agriculture and Forestry & Forest Products: Enterprise Investments:
$3,000-$15,000 grants. Applications due no later than 5:00pm., January 24, 2013. (Postmarked by January 24 for mailed proposals)
2. Agriculture and Forestry & Forest Products: Working Lands Service Provider Grants:
$10,000 - $100,000 grants. Letter of Intent due no later than 5:00pm., January 4, 2013. Applications due no later than 5:00pm., February 15, 2013.
3. Agriculture and Forestry & Forest Products: Capital and Infrastructure Investments:
$15,000 - $100,000 grants. Letter of Intent due no later than 5:00pm., January 4, 2013. Applications due no later than 5:00pm., March 8, 2013.
To access the Request For Proposals and the Working Lands Initiative home page, visit VermontWorkingLands.com.
Working Lands letter of intent deadline approaching
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