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BASED BUSINESS VENTURE.—A grantee under 
subparagraph (A)(ii) shall use the grant— 
‘‘(i) to develop a business plan for via-
ble marketing opportunities in emerging 
markets for a value-added agricultural 
product; or 
‘‘(ii) to develop strategies that are in-
tended to create marketing opportunities 
in emerging markets for the value-added 
agricultural product. 
‘‘(D) AWARD SELECTION.— 
‘‘(i) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
give priority to projects— 
‘‘(I) that contribute to increasing 
opportunities for operators of small- 
and medium-sized farms that are 
structured as family farms; or 
‘‘(II) at least 1⁄4 of the recipients 
of which are beginning farmers or so-
cially disadvantaged farmers. 
‘‘(ii) RANKING.—In evaluating and 
ranking proposals under this subsection, 
the Secretary shall provide substantial 
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weight to the priorities described in clause 
(i). 
‘‘(E) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The total amount 
provided to a grant recipient under this 
subsection shall not exceed $500,000. 
‘‘(ii) MAJORITY-CONTROLLED, 
PRO-
DUCER-BASED BUSINESS VENTURES.—The 
total amount of all grants provided to ma-
jority-controlled, producer-based business 
ventures under this subsection for a fiscal 
year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
amount of funds used to make all grants 
for the fiscal year under this subsection. 
‘‘(F) TERM.—The term of a grant under 
this paragraph shall not exceed 3 years. 
‘‘(G) SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION.—The Sec-
retary shall offer a simplified application form 
and process for project proposals requesting 
less than $50,000 under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this subsection $40,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
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‘‘(B) 
RESERVATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR 
PROJECTS TO BENEFIT BEGINNING FARMERS, 
SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS, AND MID- 
TIER VALUE CHAINS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall reserve 10 percent of the amounts 
made available for each fiscal year under 
this subsection to fund projects that ben-
efit beginning farmers or socially disadvan-
taged farmers. 
‘‘(ii) MID-TIER VALUE CHAINS.—The 
Secretary shall reserve 10 percent of the 
amounts made available for each fiscal 
year under this subsection to fund applica-
tions of eligible entities described in para-
graph (2) that propose to develop mid-tier 
value chains. 
‘‘(iii) UNOBLIGATED AMOUNTS.—Any 
amounts in the reserves for a fiscal year 
established under clauses (i) and (ii) that 
are not obligated by June 30 of the fiscal 
year shall be available to the Secretary to 
make grants under this subsection to eligi-
ble entities in any State, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
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