Cooperative Agreement NR227217XXXXC030

The Arkansas Land and Community Development Corporation (ALCDC) will provide training and technical assistance to new and existing beginning farmers and ranchers in 42 counties across rural Arkansas under a $478,854 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant funding supports the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), which aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and improve their success in farming,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $748,534 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) grant to Plant It Forward, a non-profit organization. The 3-year project aims to provide new American beginning farmers and ranchers with opportunities for learning and skill development in business management, vegetable production, and sustainable agriculture practices. Key activities include developing and delivering short...

The California State University Fresno Foundation will provide outreach and assistance services to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in California through a $750,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach. Funded under the USDA's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA #10.443), the Foundation will deliver monthly workshops and forums from September 2022...

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 Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded $749,744 under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) federal grant program to the East Arkansas Enterprise Community to provide outreach and technical assistance. The award period is from September 29, 2022 to September 28, 2025. Services will enable socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as well as youth and beginning farmers with no practical experience,...

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...

The Center for Rural Affairs will receive $744,073 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach. The grant is part of the USDA's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (CFDA 10.443), which aims to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as well as veteran farmers and ranchers and beginning farmers and ranchers, with owning and operating farms and ranches and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $749,798 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) grant to Tennessee State University (TSU) to provide outreach, education, and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged beginning farmers and ranchers in Tennessee and Delaware. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year project include: Developing resource materials to recruit and educate new farmers,...

The California Farmlink organization will receive $749,425 through September 2021 to August 2024 from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. California Farmlink will provide business education, technical assistance, and a professional referral network to at least 650 beginning farmers and ranchers. The goal is to improve profitability and generate net worth through coaching farmers to...

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...