§1627c. Local agriculture market program — Inbound Citations
7 U.S.C. § 1627c
Cited by 4 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 7 U.S.C. § 1627c as a whole
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(a) The Secretary shall not use more than 2.5 percent of the funds made available to carry out the Local Agriculture Market Program established under section 1627c of this title to establish a pilot project (to be known as the “Agricultural Marketing Resource Center”) at an eligible institution described in subsection (b) that will—(1) develop a resource center with electronic capabilities to coordinate and provide to independent producers and processors (as determined by the Secretary) of value-added agricultural commodities and products of agricultural commodities information regarding research, business, legal, financial, or logistical assistance; and(2) develop a strategy to establish a nationwide market information and coordination system.
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(B) the level of participation in the Local Agriculture Market Program established under section 1627c of this title, including the percentage of projects funded in comparison to applicants and the types of eligible entities receiving funds;
Citations to §1627c(d)(5)(D)
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(f) An eligible entity to which a grant is made under the Program may use the grant only for the following purposes (but only to the extent that the use is not described in section 1627c(d)(5)(D) of this title2:(1) Applied research.(2) Consulting services.(3) Hiring of employees, at the discretion of the board of directors of the Agriculture Innovation Center of the eligible entity.(4) The making of matching grants, each of which shall be in an amount not to exceed $5,000, to agricultural producers, except that the aggregate amount of all such matching grants made by the eligible entity shall be not more than $50,000.(5) Legal services.(6) Any other related cost, as determined by the Secretary.