Cooperative Agreement NR185F48XXXXC023

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) provides $750,000 to Florida A&M University (FAMU) to address the challenges faced by socially disadvantaged and limited-resource farmers and ranchers in rural Florida. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: (a) establish an apprenticeship system that provides targeted training...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $385,271 Project Grant under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) to the Women, Food And Agriculture Network, a woman-owned non-profit organization. Through this 3-year award, the Network will coordinate mentoring relationships, training opportunities, and farm-sitting services to support beginning and intermediate women farmers in the Midwest region (IA, WI, IL, MN,...

This $499,354 federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program aims to improve the knowledge, long-term profitability, and risk management decisions of U.S. farmers and ranchers through the use and development of the National Farm Financial Benchmarking Database. The project will be conducted through a collaborative effort of three farm business management associations in three states (South...

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 Farm Generations Cooperative was awarded a $124,520 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant funding will support the cooperative's efforts to create promotional plans for its 13 farmer member-owners to boost their direct-to-consumer sales through the cooperative's GrownBy marketing platform. The project will measure the effectiveness of each farm's...

The University of California, Davis was awarded a $749,307 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to develop the next generation of integrative farmers in California, Iowa, and Kentucky. UC Davis will work with sub-awardees The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, The National Center for Appropriate Technology, and Iowa State University to provide...

This $723,636 project grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311), aims to expand and integrate educational and support services for 90 new and beginner women and Black farmers each year in West Georgia and the Mississippi Delta. The key objectives are to provide outreach, support farm business expansion, aid market integration, and facilitate access to new market...

This Project Grant award of $750,000 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216) supports Fort Valley State University (FVSU), a historically black land-grant university, in developing online curriculum and experiential learning opportunities focused on the real-world application of big data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to improve the sustainability of small ruminant (sheep and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $748,348 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) project grant to The Farm School At Gibbs Road Inc. (doing business as KC Farm School At Gibbs Road) to lead the KC F.A.R.M.E.R.S. Coalition. This 3-year project from 2023-2026 provides farmer-led, hands-on agricultural education, business training, and mentorship opportunities to attract, support, and retain new and beginning farmers...

The Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative was awarded a $763,800 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in six Mississippi Delta counties. Over three years, Tri-County and its collaborators will deliver educational and hands-on training activities to at least...