Virginia § 3.2-310 - Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Planning Grant Program
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 3.2-310 — Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Planning Grant Program, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3.2-310. Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Planning Grant Program
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.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3.2-310 ("Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Planning Grant Program") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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