Cooperative Agreement NR193A750001C002

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

The Minority Business Development Agency will use $800,209 in funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Fund through a cooperative agreement to deliver technical assistance, training, education, and advisory services to minority business enterprises affected by COVID-19. The objective is to help minority-owned businesses through the Minority Business Resource Development program of the Department of Commerce. Performance metrics include the number of minority businesses assisted, informed...

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) will provide $524,699 through its MBDA Business Center cooperative agreement to LS Caldwell & Associates Inc. to deliver technical assistance, training, education, and advisory services to minority business enterprises affected by COVID-19. Performance metrics include the number of minority businesses assisted, informed of COVID-19 assistance programs, and submitting applications to such programs with MBDA Business Center support. The...

The Minority Business Development Agency will provide $867,365 in cooperative agreement funding under the Minority Business Resource Development program (CFDA 11.802) to the California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce from July 2021 to June 2022. The funding will support technical assistance, training, education, and advisory services to minority business enterprises affected by COVID-19. Performance metrics include the number of minority businesses assisted, informed of COVID relief...

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded a $639,652 cooperative agreement to the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. to deliver technical assistance, training, education, and advisory services to minority business enterprises under the MBDA Business Center federal grant program (CFDA #11.805). The award will fund COVID-19 relief efforts from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to pandemic impacts on minority-owned...

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded $458,247 under the MBDA Business Center cooperative agreement to the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico to deliver technical assistance, training, education, and advisory services to minority business enterprises affected by COVID-19 from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. The award supports the MBDA's mission to promote the growth of minority-owned firms and is funded through the Department of Commerce's MBDA Business Center Federal...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), provides $238,000.00 to MS MIN Farmers Alliance Inc. to educate farmers in Mississippi on adopting climate-resilient farming practices that promote carbon sequestration and mitigate climate change. The project period runs from September 15, 2024 to April 18, 2025. As a minority-owned non-profit organization, MS MIN Farmers Alliance...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Program (CFDA 10.902), provides $617,680 to the Minority Farmers Of The South organization to support socially disadvantaged rice farmers in Mississippi. The project will utilize drone-collected high-resolution LiDAR and multispectral imaging data to enable precision irrigation and support sustainable agriculture practices. The award...

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded $511,805 under the MBDA Business Center cooperative agreement to the Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council, doing business as Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development. The award will support the delivery of technical assistance, training, education, and advisory services to minority business enterprises to prevent, prepare for, and respond to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key performance metrics include the number...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation (CFDA 10.902) program provides $130,000.00 to Minorities In Agriculture, Natural Resources, And Related Sciences (MANRRS), a national non-profit organization, to promote employment opportunities and develop a diverse workforce in agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences fields. Through this one-year award, effective...