Cooperative Agreement NR229104XXXXC018

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $133,757.57 Cooperative Agreement to Distrito De Conservacion De Suelos Y Aguas Del Suroeste, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The purpose of this 2-year agreement is to utilize technological tools to assist in the planning, implementation, and certification of NRCS conservation practices in Puerto Rico. Distrito De...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $283,548 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Center of Southwest Culture, a non-profit organization, to provide a series of culturally and linguistically informed training workshops on soil regeneration, water conservation, and farm development. The goal is to improve conservation practices and build the success of limited-resource, socially...

This $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (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 technical assistance to underserved farmers in Puerto Rico. The grant's objectives are to improve relationships between these farmers and the USDA, strengthen their agricultural businesses, offer assistance in conservation planning and recordkeeping...

This $707,787 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443) will support The American Farmland Trust in providing Latino agricultural producers with improved access to USDA technical and financial assistance resources, financial literacy training, and risk management tools. Key services to be delivered over the 3-year grant period include supporting access to...

The USDA National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to the Puerto Rico Agricultural Extension Service from September 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024 under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The award will strengthen NRCS's diversity recruitment mission and support the Natural Resource Career Development Program via focused outreach to Hispanic students in Puerto Rico. As part of the Soil and Water Conservation program, which provides...

The Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded a $743,667 project grant to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to provide language-appropriate training on financial literacy, business planning, and conservation agriculture in Thai, Ilocano, and Mandarin Chinese. These languages were identified as priorities among farmers in Hawaii under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA #10.443), which aims to encourage...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $741,394 Project Grant to the Hispanic-American Institute Inc. on September 29, 2023 under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program. The funding will enable the Hispanic-American Institute to provide assistance to farmers and ranchers in Puerto Rico, helping them to develop and sustain resilient, climate-friendly agricultural and forestry operations. Key services to be...

This federal Project Grant award of $750,000, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443), will fund training and technical assistance for Latine and other socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in California. The goal is to help these agricultural producers protect their farm income, access land and capital, and utilize USDA programs to build their business assets and land...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach has awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) to provide technical assistance to Latino, Asian, and Tribal farmers in California. The grant funding will support CARCD's efforts to deliver personalized business advising, land access and lease...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $183,071.40 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to Distrito Caribe De Conservacion De Suelos, a minority-owned, Hispanic American non-profit organization. The agreement, which runs from Apr 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026, supports Distrito Caribe De Conservacion De Suelos in providing technical assistance, promotion, evaluation, implementation,...