Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** as part of a team of interrelated…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** as part of a team of interrelated USDA cooperators, the cooperator agrees to provide an array of technical assistance specialized services, including, as agreed by the parties and appropriate for the audience, services that could include outreach, financial training, mediation access, outreach, cooperative development training and support, capacity building training, land access technical support, technical assistance concerning agriculture production, agriculture credit, rural development to underserved farmers, ranchers or forest landowners and to design and deliver comprehensive programs to reach, through sub-agreements, sub-contracts and sub-grants with other entities with specialized knowledge in either the communities of underserved farmers, ranchers or forest landowners and/or the specific content for technical assistance contemplated by this agreement. The cooperator will, with substantial involvement of USDA, collaboratively identify program metrics and evaluation tools and specific content designed to provide advanced technical assistance to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners that will assist them in achieving their agricultural goals.