The Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative was awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service on August 16, 2022 through September 14, 2024. The award was provided through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP, CFDA #10.924), which provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to conserve soil, water, air, and related natural resources on their land, including cropland, grassland,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $236,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Unlimited Community Agricultural Cooperative Aal (UCAC), a minority-owned small agricultural cooperative in Mississippi. The funding will support UCAC's implementation of high-quality training programs to educate small and limited resource farmers in Northeast Mississippi counties on using integrated crop...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), provides $421,824 in funding from May 2024 through April 2026 to work alongside historically underserved farmers and community-based groups in rural Mississippi. The goal is to increase their knowledge of federal resources and strengthen local food projects through outreach and education. The award focuses on...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation, provides $376,343.00 to the Mississippi Sustainable Specialty Crop Growers Alliance Inc. to focus on organic and specialty crop workshops and climate-smart agriculture. The award period runs from September 15, 2024 to April 18, 2025. The program aims to provide technical assistance, conservation planning, and financial support...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) provides $300,000 in funding to Intouch Community Services Inc., a non-profit organization, to promote public awareness of USDA-NRCS programs that offer technical assistance in implementing sustainable agricultural practices focused on soil health in Mississippi. The award period runs from September 15, 2024,...
The Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services has awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant program (CFDA 10.871) to Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative, a small, minority-owned agricultural cooperative and community development corporation located in Mississippi. The grant will fund technical assistance to Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative, enabling it to provide education, training, technical assistance, research-based information,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902) to Economic Analysis Inc., a woman-owned small business located in Jackson, Mississippi. The award aims to increase the level of participation and inclusion of minority farmers, ranchers, landowners, and other agricultural groups in the Lower Mississippi Delta region. The funding will support...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $205,000 Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation to New South Development & Training, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Jackson, Mississippi. The grant is intended to provide conservation outreach and education to Mississippi's farming communities over the period of Sep 15, 2024 to Sep 15, 2025. The Cooperative Agreement aims to promote sustainable...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $153,765.25 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) is intended to assist underserved communities in Mississippi with addressing their food insecurities through the utilization of agriculture. The award was made to Equity Matters, LLC, a minority-owned, for-profit business located in Lexington, South Carolina, and will run from October 1, 2024 to...
The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $311,435 Cooperative Agreement to Mississippi State University to increase the capacity of conservation organizations to promote awareness and implementation of Farm Bill program activities to diverse audiences in Mississippi. The Cooperative Agreement is funded under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation...