Ota City Agricultural Producer Cost-Surge Relief Grant

(1) Overview: This grant is paid by Ota City (Gunma Prefecture) to local farmers whose operations have been financially squeezed by the surge in prices of agricultural inputs. It is funded by the national "Local Revitalization Temporary Grant for Priority Support against Price Hikes" and aims to stabilize farm management and sustain healthy farming activity. The Agriculture Policy Section of the Agriculture Department administers it; farmers shipping through JA Ota or JA Nitta-Midori may delegate the full application/claim/receipt process to their cooperative. (2) Eligibility: Farmers (individuals or corporations) with a residence or business establishment in the city; actively farming as of April 2026 and intending to continue; having filed a farming-income return for 2025 (Reiwa 7) with at least 500,000 JPY of farm income; no delinquency in municipal taxes through FY2025. For rice/wheat/horticulture etc., shipment or sales records via a city JA or other shipping body in 2025 are required. For livestock farmers, periodic reporting to the Gunma Prefectural Governor under the Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Law is required. (3) Eligible expenses and benefit: This is a fixed-amount support payment, not a reimbursement of categorized expenses. There is no need to itemize cost categories — qualifying applicants receive a single lump-sum per business entity. Payment may be received via JA on the applicant's behalf if delegation is selected. (4) Rate, cap, schedule and application points: No subsidy ratio applies. The fixed amount is 100,000 JPY per individual or 200,000 JPY per corporation, per business entity. Application window: 10 April 2026 (Fri) to 30 June 2026 (Tue). Submission uses Form No.1 (Article 5) "Grant Application (Power of Attorney)". All applicants must attach a copy of the 2025 farming-income tax return (final/municipal return or P&L). Non-JA shippers must additionally submit shipment/sales evidence and a copy of the bank passbook. The applicant must check all pledge/consent items (continuation of farming, consent to tax-status check, 5-year retention of evidence, refund obligation) and affix a personal seal (inkan).