Cooperative Agreement AP22OAOCRDI0C027

The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund Inc. will receive $750,000 through a three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to cooperatively mentor new and beginning farmers and ranchers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina for regional markets. The grant funds the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), which aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Federation of Southern Cooperatives / Land Assistance Fund Inc. The five-year award, effective from September 3, 2024 to September 2, 2029, will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in the Southern United States. Key objectives include...

This $1,800,000.00 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) is providing training and technical assistance to underserved forest landowners in the Southern United States for participating in emerging private markets. The primary recipient is the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund Inc., a non-profit agricultural cooperative based in Georgia that focuses on supporting socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and...

The Federation of Southern Cooperatives / Land Assistance Fund Inc. was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771). The grant, with a performance period from August 12, 2024, to August 12, 2026, will fund the organization's efforts to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or...

This $707,787 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443) will support The American Farmland Trust in providing Latino agricultural producers with improved access to USDA technical and financial assistance resources, financial literacy training, and risk management tools. Key services to be delivered over the 3-year grant period include supporting access to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Community Partners, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization. The funding will be used over a 3-year period to assist Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers and ranchers with land tenure issues, address language barriers, and provide awareness of available USDA resources and programs....

The Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Winston County Self Help Cooperative through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The grant will fund a project to collectively shape a sustainable and equitable rural Mississippi by equipping and empowering socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to successfully operate, own, and retain their land from September...

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902) aims to increase the level of participation and inclusion of minority farmers, ranchers, landowners, and other agricultural groups in the Lower Mississippi Delta region. The Cooperative Agreement, awarded to Economic Analysis Inc., a woman-owned small business and black-owned corporate entity,...

The Alabama State Association of Cooperatives (ASAC) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach. The funding will support ASAC's provision of education and technical assistance to African American farmers and rural residents in a 20-county area of Alabama's Black Belt region from September 2022 through September 2025. The award is being made through the USDA's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and...

The Cooperator will provide $5 million in technical assistance services under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. As part of the American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment Program (CFDA 10.234), the Cooperator will collaborate with USDA to deliver targeted technical assistance to achieve improved equitable participation in agriculture by underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners....