7 CFR § 4284.1001 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s4284.1001"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 4284.1001 - Purpose."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "4284.1001"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "4284"
part_name: "GRANTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 7 U.S.C. 1989.Subpart F also issued under 7 U.S.C 1932(e)."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 42387, Aug. 7, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4284"
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# 4284.1001 Purpose.

This subpart implements the Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstration (AIC) program. Through the AIC program, the Agency makes grants to Centers that provide Producer Services to Agricultural Producers seeking to develop and market Value-Added Agricultural Products.