{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22-26j","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-26j","heading":"Agricultural enhancement matching grant program. Eligibility. Purposes.","body":"The Department of Agriculture shall establish and administer an agricultural enhancement matching grant program to any agricultural not-for-profit organization, municipality, group of municipalities, regional council of governments organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive, or group of municipalities that have established a regional interlocal agreement pursuant to sections 7-339a to 7-339l, inclusive, to further agricultural enhancement. Such grants may be used for the following purposes: (1) Local capital projects that foster collective resources for agricultural viability, including, but not limited to, processing facilities and farmers' markets; (2) the development and implementation of agriculturally friendly land use regulations and local farmland protection strategies that sustain and promote local agriculture; (3) the development of new marketing programs and venues through or in which a majority of products sold are grown in the state; (4) the development and implementation of programs and services that promote farm and farmland access and transfer of such farms; and (5) the development of urban and nontraditional farming practices.","path":["TITLE 22. AGRICULTURE. DOMESTIC ANIMALS","CHAPTER 422. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_422.htm#sec_22-26j","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:06Z","sha256":"72130d369fca63ce9955b77668213a3f47d36c48bdfebacd229f10ddd9f19380","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22-26i","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22-26k"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}