Cooperative Agreement F21AC02755

Caher West Ranch LLC received a $1.0M Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP, CFDA 10.868) on September 10, 2025. The grant funds renewable energy systems and/or energy efficiency improvement projects at the awardee's Texas-based operation, with an ultimate completion date of September 10, 2027. Under REAP, eligible projects may include solar panel installations, wind turbines,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Tjaden Ranch, LLC received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175). The award, obligated on August 14, 2025, supports a two-year project period extending through August 14, 2027. Under this component of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), the awardee will develop and expand local and...

Horsefeathers Farm LLC received a $250,000 Project Grant from the Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG) program (CFDA 10.352), awarded on August 25, 2025, with a completion date of August 25, 2027. The grant supports the awardee's value-added agricultural product market development and processing initiatives in New Hampshire. Based on the program structure, this funding is designated to support either planning activities such as feasibility studies...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians (doing business as Big Valley Rancheria) received a $593,588 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. This award funds the Tribal Resources Grant Hiring Program (TRGP-HIRE), which provides resources for the hiring and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $115,002 Project Grant to Wirth Ranch under the Rural Energy for America Program. The grant will support Wirth Ranch's provision of energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy system development from July 2021 through July 2023. The Rural Energy for America Program aims to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy in agricultural and rural small business operations through grants of up to 25% of project costs and loan...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $848,340.54 in funding to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc. to support expanded grazing management and grassland conservation efforts in Montana. The five-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2029, focuses on implementing grazing improvements, restoring native vegetation, enhancing habitat for...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region (Region 2) awarded a $1.51 million Cooperative Agreement to Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) on July 11, 2025. The agreement funds cooperative efforts between the Forest Service and the state agency to restore public access and infrastructure along the Morrison Jeep Trail, which includes the Clarks Fork Canyon Road...

Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $454,735.35 under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) to the Comanche Nation, effective September 10, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 23, 2033. Under this agreement, the Comanche Nation will collaborate with tribal partners and an archaeological paraprofessional crew to survey and clear an additional 2,000 acres of federal forest lands...

This $300,000 project grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), supports research conducted by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls from February 2026 through January 2028. The project will evaluate and refine captive bolt stun placements and device selection for pre-slaughter stunning and on-farm euthanasia of cattle to ensure compliance with...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $226,249.00 Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) Project Grant to Circle Z. Ranch, Inc. on February 23, 2024. The grant will fund renewable energy system improvements and energy efficiency upgrades for the rural small business over a 2-year performance period ending February 23, 2026. The grant provides up to 25% of project costs to support initiatives such as solar panel installations, wind turbines,...