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_ 100 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 86. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 Promotion Fund as established in § 3.2-3005, Code of Virginia. F. Out of the amounts in this Item, $1,151,899 $1,241,193 the first year and $1,151,899 $1,241,193 the second year from the general fund shall be deposited to the Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund established pursuant to § 3.2-3012, Code of Virginia. G. Out of the amounts in this Item, $30,000 the first year and $30,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to support a pilot partnership between the Department and Virginia State University's Small Farm Management Agents to increase diversity of program participants, with an emphasis on small, socially disadvantaged, BIPOC, new and beginning, veteran and women farmers and landowners. H. Out of the amounts in this Item, the Commissioner is authorized to expend from the general fund amounts not to exceed $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second year for entertainment expenses commonly borne by businesses. Further, such expenses shall be recorded separately by the agency. I. Out of the amounts in this Item, the Commissioner is authorized to expend $1,120,226 the first year and $1,120,226 the second year from the general fund for the promotion of Virginia's agricultural products overseas. Such efforts shall be conducted in concert with the international offices opened by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. J. Out of the amounts in this Item, $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided to support 4-H and Future Farmers of America youth participation educational costs at the State Fair of Virginia. These funds shall not be used for administrative costs by the State Fair. K. The Department shall transfer the June 30, 2024, fund balances in the Virginia Farmland Preservation Fund (02013) and the Agricultural Vitality Program Fund (09092) to the Department of Forestry (411) following final close of Fiscal Year 2024 in accordance with House Bill 892 of the 2024 General Assembly Session. L. Out of the amounts in this item, $300,000 the first year from the general fund shall be provided to the Shenandoah County Agricultural Foundation to support the promotion, education, maintenance, and safety of horse racing through equine facility infrastructure improvements. 87. Economic Development Services (53400) $3,452,698 $3,702,698 $2,452,698 Financial Assistance for Economic Development (53410) $3,452,698 $3,702,698 $2,452,698 Fund Sources: General $3,452,698 $3,702,698 $2,452,698 Authority: Title 3.2, Chapter 3.1, Code of Virginia. A. Out of the amounts in this Item, $2,250,000$2,500,000 the first year and $1,250,000 $1,500,000 the second year from the general fund shall be deposited to the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund for the payment of grants or loans in accordance § 3.2-303 et seq., Code of Virginia. Out of these amounts, $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year shall be used to support the Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program established pursuant to § 3.2-312, Code of Virginia. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the discretion of the Governor, the cap on the amount of funding that may be awarded to an individual project as provided in § 3.2-305, Code of Virginia, may be waived for qualifying projects of regional or statewide interest. B. Out of the amounts in this Item, $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the second year from the general fund shall be deposited to the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Fund established pursuant to § 3.2-3305.1, Code of Virginia. C. Out of the amounts in this Item, $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program established pursuant to § 3.2-312, Code of Virginia.