Tennessee Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Facility Grants
This program provides financial support for agricultural and forestry businesses in Tennessee to develop value-added processing projects, including those in produce, dairy, meat, specialty foods, and aquaculture.
Description
The Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund is a discretionary, performance based economic development incentive specifically for agriculture and forestry value added or processing projects. The AFID program supports agribusinesses of all sizes including produce companies, dairy processors, meat and poultry processors, specialty food and beverage manufacturers, greenhouse operations, forest product manufacturers and more. The fund can also support aquaculture projects such as oyster production and nurseries producing native plants for stormwater BMPs