Cooperative Agreement NR224639XXXXC004

The Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded $750,000 through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program to Kanawha Institute For Social Research & Action, Inc. The three-year project grant aims to create opportunities for active military, veterans, military family members, minorities, and youth to engage in agricultural production as a source of income, mental health management, stress relief, and business...

This $594,396 Project Grant awarded on September 29, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program aims to provide direct training, land access, marketing services, financial assistance, and business support to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (SDFR) and service-disabled veteran farmers and ranchers (SDVFR). The grant recipient,...

The Center For Heirs Property Preservation received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Partnerships and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (CFDA 10.443), effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028. This three-year initiative, titled the Landowner Outreach and Technical Assistance Project, is based in North Charleston, South Carolina, and targets socially...

This federal Project Grant award of $749,776.00 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 aims to provide farming education, training, connections to USDA programs, and support internships and mentoring to military veterans in Louisiana. The grantee, Recirculating Farms Coalition Inc., is a non-profit organization that focuses on promoting...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $125,727 cooperative agreement to Community Resources Connection Inc. to create nine community gardens in underserved and food desert areas in South Carolina from September 2022 through September 2025. The award supports the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program's goal of providing conservation technical assistance to private landowners and organizations through locally-based conservation professionals....

The Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded a $749,999.10 Project Grant to Springfield Community Gardens through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The grant will support investing in Ozarks heritage and immigrant specialty crops with socially disadvantaged populations from 2022 to 2025. In addition to crop production, the grant aims to connect participants to career support networks and...

Upstate Warrior Solution Inc., a veteran-owned nonprofit organization based in Greenville, South Carolina, received a $750,000 Project Grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055). This represents the organization's fourth annual funding cycle under the program since 2022. Under this award, Upstate Warrior Solution delivers community-based,...

The Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded $749,934 under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers federal grant program (CFDA 10.443) to the Southside Community Land Trust. The funding will support the Southside Community Land Trust in assisting socially disadvantaged urban farmers in Rhode Island to establish larger farming operations on rural sites, thereby contributing more meaningfully to the local food economy. The...

Veterans Employment Base Camp And Organic Garden (Veterans Employment Base) received a $296,118 Project Grant award on September 30, 2025, from the Institute of Youth, Family, and Community under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (CFDA 10.443, also known as the 2501 Program). The grant, with a completion date of September 29, 2028, supports the organization's efforts to provide comprehensive agricultural outreach and technical...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.935 - Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production) provides $346,723.00 to the West Virginia National Guard Foundation, Inc. to enhance and expand the Patriot Gardens Urban Farm located in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The project period runs from Jul 24, 2024 to Aug 21, 2027. The award will support the Foundation's efforts to create new market opportunities, increase food...