Information contained in this post was provided through a webinar hosted by the US Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority. For more information or clarification, please use the contact information provided.
Legislature of the Virgin Islands of the United States | Honorable Senator Allison DeGazon
- Welcome to any comments, questions, or suggestions!
- Contact: adegazon@legvi.org
VI Department of Agriculture | Departmental Resources
- Agricultural Development
- Feed, Seed, Slips, & other agricultural supplies are available Territory-wide.
- Farmer Vending
- Food Production
- Land Preparation services still available.
VI Economic Development Authority | Economic Development Commission
- Content to be updated soon
- Please visit their website here.
VI Economic Development Authority | Economic Development Bank
- Farmers Program / Micro Credit Loan
- Maximum direct loan of $50,000
- Maximum loan term of 5 years
- Interest rate: 4% / 5%
- Applicant must be licensed as a commercial farmer for three years / Must be a legal resident of the resident of the Virgin Islands for 5 years.
- Can be used for:
- Capital Costs & Infrastructure
- Equipment & Inventory
- Other tools and implementation for the production and sale of produce.
- For more information, please use this link for their website.
World Central Kitchen | VI Plow to Plate Program
- Offers Grants from $5,000 to $20,000
- Creates opportunities for:
- Capacity Building
- Business & Technical Training
- Exposure to WCK’s network
- Volunteers to Work
- Can be used for:
- Physical Assets
- One time purchases
- Other tools to bring your business to the next level!
- Who can apply?
- Commercial Farmers & Fishers
- Agribusinesses (local, small scale food producers, distributors, & suppliers)
- Deadline April 30th, 11:59pm
- Application: https://wck.org/apply-to-p2p
- Questions, please email: usvi@wck.org
USDA | Natural Resources Conservation Service
- https://www.rd.usda.gov/coronavirus
- Visit the link above to find the most up to date COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide.
- Identified funding and other Federal resources.
- Offers over 50 programs and services:
- Business & industry Loan Guarantee
- Rural Energy of America Renewable Energy System & Energy Efficiency Grant
- Value Added Producer’s Grant
- Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grants (Deadline: July 13, 2020 | Informational Webinar: May 5th)
- If you have questions related to the Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grants
- Andrew Hayes | General Field Representative
- Phone: 770.312.7073 | Email: andrew.hayes@usda.gov
- If you have questions related to the Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grants
- For General Questions, please email vi-rd@usda.gov.
USDA NRCS | Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQUIP) Assistance
- Addresses resource concerns for soil, water, air, cultural, land areas and provides technical and financial assistance in developing new programs and systems on your property.
- EQUIP Requirements:
- Must be registered through the USDA NRCS
- Crop Farmers: Must have irrigation history for crop land
- Livestock Farmers: Must have zoning for pasture land
- Bank account available for direct deposit.
- Office is open for appointments
- For more information please email Rudy O’Reilly at rudy.o_reilly@usda.gov or call (340) 692-9632.
US Small Business Administration
- Please visit https://sba.gov for the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 related assistance
VI Small Business Development Center
- If you need assistance with clarifying which forms are needed, getting documentation together, etc
- Contact: (340) 693-1694 | info@visbdc.org
- Visit their website.
American Farmland Trust | Farmer Relief Fund
- To help directly support farmers impacted by the current crisis, American Farmland Trust is launching a new Farmer Relief Fund.
- AFT’s Farmer Relief Fund will award farmers with cash grants of up to $1,000 each to help them weather the current storm of market disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis.
- Initially, eligible applicants include any small and mid-size direct-market producers. These are defined as producers with annual gross revenue of between $10,000 and $1 million from sales at farmers markets and/or direct sales to restaurants, caterers, schools, stores, or makers who use farm products as inputs.
- The program will be extended through April 23rd.
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