Agricultural Project Support Fund Application Channels and 2016 Policy Guide

To help agriculture-related enterprises understand the policy direction of agricultural project support, master the application procedures, write project fund applications in a targeted manner, and improve their chances of success, this 2016 guide to agricultural project support fund application channels and related policies is provided.

I. 2016 NDRC Agricultural Support Fund Application Project Channels

Modern Agriculture Demonstration Project (jointly issued with the Ministry of Agriculture, 2 million-200 million yuan)

Key Industry Revitalization and Technological Transformation Special Project (jointly issued with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 10% of total project investment)

Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection Central Budget Investment Candidate Project (about 10% of total project investment)

Central Investment Project in the Economic and Trade Field (about 5 million yuan)

Energy-Saving Transformation Fiscal Reward Candidate Project (about 10% of total project investment)

Standardized Pig Breeding Farm (Community) Construction Project (100,000-800,000 yuan)

Standardized Dairy Cattle Breeding Community (Farm) Construction Project (500,000-1.5 million yuan)

Biomass Energy Comprehensive Utilization Demonstration Project (about 10% of total project investment)

II. 2016 Ministry of Agriculture - Agricultural Support Fund Application Project Channels

National Agricultural Industrialization Demonstration Base Project

Development Finance Support for Key Projects in the Agricultural Product Processing Industry

Support for “Vegetable Basket” Product Production Projects (within 3 million yuan)

Comprehensive Agricultural Development Ministry of Agriculture Special Project (improved seed breeding, advantageous and characteristic planting and breeding projects) (1-5 million yuan)

Large and Medium-Sized Biogas Project Central Investment Project (jointly issued with the National Development and Reform Commission) (1-2 million yuan)

Agricultural Product Origin Primary Processing Subsidy Project (jointly issued with the Ministry of Finance, about 30% of total project investment

III. 2016 Ministry of Finance - Agricultural Support Fund Application Project Channels

Leading Enterprise-Driven Industrial Development and “One County, One Specialty” Industrial Development Pilot Project (3-8 million yuan)

Comprehensive Agricultural Development Agricultural Industrialization Operation Project (divided into two types: industrialization operation and loan interest subsidy, 500,000-3 million yuan)

Comprehensive Agricultural Development Forestry Special Project (1.2 million yuan)

Comprehensive Agricultural Development New Cooperative Demonstration Project (500,000-2 million yuan)

Comprehensive Agricultural Development Land Improvement Project (about 5 million yuan)

Modern Agriculture Park Pilot Application and Project Approval (10-20 million yuan)

Medium-Sized Irrigation District Water-Saving Supporting Transformation Project (no more than 20 million yuan)

IV. 2016 Other Agricultural Support Fund Application Project Channels

National Energy Administration: Green Energy Demonstration County Construction Subsidy Fund (jointly issued with the NDRC and the Ministry of Agriculture, 25 million yuan)

Ministry of Science and Technology: Agricultural Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Fund (600,000-3 million yuan)

Ministry of Science and Technology: SME Technology Innovation Fund Modern Agriculture Field Project (no more than 800,000 yuan)

Ministry of Science and Technology: Enriching the People and Strengthening the County Project (3 million yuan)

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: SME Development Special Fund (3 million yuan)

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: National Traditional Chinese Medicinal Material Production Support Project

Poverty Alleviation Office: Industrialized Poverty Alleviation Project (jointly issued with the Ministry of Finance, 5 million yuan)

V. Basic Conditions and Key Points for Project Application in 2016

(1) Basic conditions that project applications should meet

(2) Preparation of project application forms and feasibility study reports

(3) Independent planning and packaging of projects using support policies

(4) Enterprise project application techniques and analysis

(5) Designing innovative agricultural industry profit-making business models