Cooperative Agreement NR204532XXXXC047

This federal project grant award for $698,050 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Advocacy and Outreach is funded through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program. The grant aims to provide networking opportunities and training to Black farmers in North Carolina to help them improve their farming operations, access new markets, and leverage USDA resources to secure capital. Key products and services to be...

This $800,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will empower socially disadvantaged producers in North Carolina to improve their farming operations. Specifically, the funding will support Operation Spring Plant Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, in delivering education, outreach, technical assistance, and training to help underserved...

The Georgia Heirs Property Law Center, Inc. was awarded a $749,818 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program. The grant will fund services to create generational wealth and preserve property rights for low- and moderate-income Georgians through securing title to heirs' property from September 2022 through September 2025. The Outreach and Assistance...

This $746,950 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program will assist socially disadvantaged, veteran, and Native American producers in North Carolina and Georgia. The grant supports a one-stop network platform to provide peer-to-peer technical assistance in areas such as AgrAbility, agricultural entrepreneurship, business...

The Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded $595,700 under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers federal grant program (CFDA 10.443) to Operation Spring Plant Inc. The three-year project grant aims to equip socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in fourteen North Carolina counties with skills and tools to build sustainable and profitable farm businesses through a variety of outreach, training and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to Help For Landowners, a non-profit organization based in South Carolina. The award is intended to encourage historically underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in North Carolina to enroll in cost-share programs and assist with the implementation of climate-smart agricultural and forestry...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (CFDA 10.913) for the period of February 9, 2021 through January 31, 2024. The purpose of this award is to target outreach to socially disadvantaged minority farmers and landowners in South Carolina. Specifically, the South Carolina Association for Community...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $731,807 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Croatan Institute, a nonprofit research and action organization. The grant will fund Croatan Institute's efforts to provide education in financial literacy, assistance in accessing USDA programs and services, and help improve farm operations for socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in...

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) received a $500,000 Project Grant award under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The grant will fund activities to support climate mitigation, forest resilience practices, and engagement of underserved forest landowners in emerging environmental markets in North Carolina. Key services to be provided include...

This $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) will support a project to improve service delivery across North Carolina. The project aims to assist landowners, farmers, and other stakeholders with enhanced support, resources, and guidance to implement conservation practices. Through this partnership with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services,...