Cooperative Agreement NR244101XXXXC019

The Alabama A&M University will provide outreach and assistance services to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in Alabama through September 2028 under a $750,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach. The services aim to empower program participants and build more resilient farms through increased involvement in financial education, estate planning, experienced-based training, and collaborative mentoring programs. These...

The Alabama State Association of Cooperatives (ASAC) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach. The funding will support ASAC's provision of education and technical assistance to African American farmers and rural residents in a 20-county area of Alabama's Black Belt region from September 2022 through September 2025. The award is being made through the USDA's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and...

The Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultivating Alliance, Inc., a non-profit, Black American-owned organization, to provide technical assistance to farmers in Alabama from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2026. The funding is provided under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA Program (10.902), which aims to deliver conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation (CFDA 10.902) program to Lrlean Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance and support to small minority forest landowners across 19 counties in Alabama. The award, effective from August 2024 to July 2029, aims to help these landowners implement sustainable forestry practices, improve soil health,...

This $253,148 cooperative agreement award from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) aims to expand outreach and education about conservation practices to underserved farmers, students, and the broader community in Alabama. Over the 3-year project period from January 2024 to January 2027, the North Alabama Agriplex Foundation will deliver technical assistance, practice implementation, and educational programming to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216) to Alabama A&M University. The 2-year grant, which commenced on April 1, 2024, aims to help prevent land loss, resolve title issues, and promote generational wealth building through sustainable land management in underserved communities across Alabama. Key objectives include: Reducing instances of land loss by providing education and legal...

The United Christian Community Association, a minority-owned non-profit organization in Alabama, was awarded a $210,125 Cooperative Agreement grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. This 2-year grant, which runs from September 2023 to September 2025, is funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to enhance the regional food system, provide diverse marketing opportunities for socially disadvantaged farmers, and...

This $110,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), will fund a widespread outreach and training program in Alabama focused on NRCS programming and conservation needs. The program will deliver separate educational initiatives targeting students, Soil and Water Conservation District employees and volunteers, and agricultural landowners. The Alabama...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will provide soils and land use training and education to middle school and high school teachers and students statewide in Alabama. The award, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will enable the Alabama Association of Conservation District, a non-profit organization, to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Community Partners, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization. The funding will be used over a 3-year period to assist Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers and ranchers with land tenure issues, address language barriers, and provide awareness of available USDA resources and programs....