Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (301)
Measure Name
Number of new and expanding agriculture and forestry processing/value-added facilities using Virginia-grown products incentivized by the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund.
Measure Last Modified
08-28-2024 11:47 a.m.
Measure Last Published
08-25-2022 10:37 a.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
<p>The performance measure will be calculated using the Monthly Business Project report that is generated by the Agriculture and Forestry Development Services unit, which contains a section on Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) project activity. The reports will be reviewed at the end of the fiscal year, and all the projects that have been awarded an AFID grant (typically through an announcement by the Governor) will be added together to reach the total number of companies incentivized during the fiscal year.</p>
Enterprise Priorities and Strategies
Initiative
Priority
Strategy
Economy
Business Climate and Economic Development
Promote Virginia’s competitive business climate to maintain the designation as the best state for business.
Associated Service Areas
Service Area Code
Service Area Name
53410
Financial Assistance for Economic Development
Targets and Baselines
Name
Date
Result
Note
Baseline
07-01-2013
5.0
Short Target 2025
None
Long Target 2027
None
None
Results
Year
Result
Note
2013
5
2014
8
2015
11
2016
14
2017
13
2018
16
2019
18
2020
12
In response the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor ceased economic development announcements from March through most of June, reducing total projects announced by up to four.