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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 466<\/a> and 622<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2013, chapter 547<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73703,"section_number":"3.2-306","catch_line":"Contractual obligations of entities receiving grants or loans from the Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-306\/"},{"id":78288,"section_number":"3.2-307","catch_line":"Copy of proposed contract to be submitted to the Attorney General","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-307\/"},{"id":73548,"section_number":"3.2-308","catch_line":"Disposition of award by locality","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-308\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":194111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57576,"identifier":"3.2-305","token":"3.2\/I\/3.1\/3.2-305","url":"\/3.2-305\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-305\/","token":"3.2\/I\/3.1\/3.2-305","dublin_core":{"Title":"Guidelines and criteria for awarding grants from Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-305","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, in consultation with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Virginia Department<\/span> of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Virginia Department<\/span> of Forestry, shall assist the Governor in developing objective guidelines and criteria that shall be used in awarding grants from the Fund<\/span>. The guidelines may include a requirement for the affected localities to provide matching funds<\/span>, which may be cash or in-kind, at the discretion of the Governor. The guidelines may require that as a condition of receiving any grant incentive that is based on employment goals, a recipient company must provide copies of employer quarterly payroll reports provided to the Virginia Employment Commission to verify the employment status of any position included in the employment goal. The guidelines and criteria shall include provisions for geographic diversity, a requirement that a project purchase a minimum percentage of Virginia-grown or Virginia-produced agricultural or forestal products<\/span> to which its processes are adding value, and a cap on the amount of funds<\/span> to be provided to any individual project.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR AWARDING GRANTS FROM FUND (\u00a7 3.2-305)\n\nThe Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, in consultation with the Virginia\nEconomic Development Partnership, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and\nConsumer Services, and the Virginia Department of Forestry, shall assist the\nGovernor in developing objective guidelines and criteria that shall be used in\nawarding grants from the Fund. The guidelines may include a requirement for the\naffected localities to provide matching funds, which may be cash or in-kind, at\nthe discretion of the Governor. The guidelines may require that as a condition\nof receiving any grant incentive that is based on employment goals, a recipient\ncompany must provide copies of employer quarterly payroll reports provided to\nthe Virginia Employment Commission to verify the employment status of any\nposition included in the employment goal. The guidelines and criteria shall\ninclude provisions for geographic diversity, a requirement that a project\npurchase a minimum percentage of Virginia-grown or Virginia-produced\nagricultural or forestal products to which its processes are adding value, and a\ncap on the amount of funds to be provided to any individual project.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 466, 622; 2013, c. 547.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}