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HVADC Accelerator Application Deadline Extended to September 24
Intensive Training Program Prepares Food Entrepreneurs to Engage Funding Sources
The application deadline for Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation’s (HVADC) Farm and Food Funding Accelerator Program (FFFA) has been extended to September 24. Due to a large number of inquiries and applications, the deadline has been extended to allow for all interested entrepreneurs to submit applications and appropriate paperwork.
The FFFA is an intensive training and mentoring program designed to help farm and food enterprise owners to develop the necessary skills and materials to build their businesses and approach financial sources. Instruction will begin in November. The curriculum includes expert instruction, one-on-one counseling and technical assistance, group interaction and industry networking events to help participants learn how to position their business models in anticipation of presenting to potential funders in spring 2019.
FFFA applicants must be a farm, food, fiber or agriculture-dependent business having their home office, farm or production facility in the Hudson Valley, and sourcing the majority of their product ingredients from the region, as well as the majority of their labor force. They must be able to make a commitment to the time and resources required of the training program and to commit the same to future FFFA participants as a peer or mentor. There is no cost to participate in the program.
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Training sessions will be conducted by HVADC, its industry partners, industry professionals, and institutional and retail stakeholders in the Hudson Valley food system. Peers from HVADC’s 2016 FFFA class will also participate as mentors and counselors. The Valley Table magazine is the media sponsor of the FFFA program. Funding for FFFA was made possible by the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Agency.
Applications for the FFFA program will be accepted until September 24. There is a nominal application fee of $15. Additional details and application materials may be found at www.hvadc.org/farm-food-funding-accelerator. Questions regarding the FFBA program may be directed to 518-432-5360 or accelerator@hvadc.org.
