pa-56-35-1247: Fiscal Year 2026-2027 annual plan for awarding grants under the Pennsylvania Agricultural Fair Act (Part II)

Summary

This notice presents the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Annual Plan (Annual Plan) of the Department of Agriculture (Department) for the administration of the grant program authorized under the Pennsylvania Agricultural Fair Act (act) (3 P.S. §§ 1501 1510). The act prescribes how the available funds appropriated by the General Assembly shall be distributed. This Annual Plan is authorized by section 8(a) of the act (3 P.S. § 1508(a)), has been prepared with the assistance and advice of the Agricultural Fair Advisory Committee (Committee), and was approved by that Committee at its July 13, 2026, meeting. The act authorizes the Department to make grants to organizations conducting eligible agricultural fairs, Statewide agricultural organizations which contribute to the development of agriculture and agribusiness and to eligible agricultural youth groups for support of their programs. Funds appropriated by the General Assembly to fund the act in FY 2026-2027 shall be dispersed by the Department as follows, on a funds-available basis, in the following order of priority: 1. First priority shall be given to grants to finance a portion of a fair's operating costs. These costs include, but are not limited to, the cost of exhibiting agribusiness products, materials and equipment, conducting agricultural or agribusiness educational activities and demonstrations, and awarding premiums to contest and exhibit winners at the agricultural fair. For these grants, the maximum payment shall be as...

The agency’s own summary, as published.