Cooperative Agreement NR237442XXXXC012

The Hoola Veteran Services (HVS) was awarded a $749,979 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to support the Bridging the Gap: Growing Veterans Pilot Program. The goal of the program is to help military veterans in Hawaii transition skills learned in the military to careers in agriculture through hands-on training and networking opportunities. Key services...

The Texas Agriforestry Small Farmers & Ranchers (TASF&R) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to develop and sustain socially disadvantaged and veteran beginning farmers and ranchers in Texas. The primary goal of the BFRDP is to help beginning farmers and ranchers in the United States enter and/or improve their successes in farming, ranching,...

This $750,000 Project Grant was awarded by 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. The grant will fund the creation of equitable and inclusive programs and services for socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers in Tri-County, Texas. The award will assist these underserved agricultural communities in adopting sustainable production methods and...

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,...

This $750,000 Project Grant, awarded on September 29, 2023 by 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 provide training and education to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in Texas. The funding will support on-farm demonstrations and workshops delivered by Texas State University to teach conservation ranching, beekeeping, and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $706,972 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Texas Small Farmers & Ranchers / Community-Based Organization (CBO), a non-profit organization. The funding supports providing soil health and holistic farm management training and technical assistance to Black producers in Texas through partnerships with USDA and external partners over a 3-year...

Federal Grant Award Summary Harvest For The Hungry, Inc. received a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG) program (CFDA 10.352), awarded on September 4, 2025, with a completion date of September 4, 2027. This award supports the organization's initiatives to develop and expand value-added agricultural processing and marketing activities that transform raw agricultural commodities into...

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 Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Urban Harvest Inc. a $373,376.25 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Urban Harvest's "Grow Resilience" strategy to assist the recovery of local farms and food businesses in Houston impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and Winter Storm Uri. Key services include providing economic support to small farmers, ranchers and food businesses; connecting underserved...

Highline College and five project partners received a three-year, $735,356 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to deliver training and technical assistance to immigrant and refugee farmers in South King County, Washington. The project aims to address barriers faced by socially disadvantaged and limited-resource farmers in starting and growing farm businesses through...