Project Grant U1830805

This cooperative agreement award of $300,000 from the Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist through the Agricultural Market and Economic Research program (CFDA 10.290) will support economic modeling and analysis to inform policymaking. The awardee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, will update global agricultural models to current USDA and OECD/FAO projections and conduct counterfactual trade scenarios excluding the U.S. to analyze impacts of competitive free...

The Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Rural Community Assistance Corporation on September 16, 2022 under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). The funding will support the Rural Cooperative Development Initiative to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents in California, as outlined in the program description. The Rural...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the Democracy At Work Institute through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will support the Democracy At Work Institute's efforts to assist minority agricultural producers in California through the provision of technical assistance and training services aimed at addressing persistent poverty. The Rural Cooperative Development Grants program aims to improve...

The Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist awarded a $2,975,000 cooperative agreement to Texas A&M Agrilife Research to conduct research and analysis under the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers program (CFDA 10.291). Through this award, the Agricultural and Food Policy Center will collaborate with the Office of the Chief Economist to conduct unbiased economic analysis of alternative farm policies, crop insurance provisions, and their effects on representative...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Rural South Institute, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Madison, Alabama, under the Risk Management Education Partnerships program (CFDA 10.460). This 28-month award, effective September 1, 2024, will support the Rural South Institute's efforts to deliver comprehensive risk management training and educational resources to agricultural producers, with a focus on underserved...

This $1,000,058 Cooperative Agreement award, made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (CFDA 10.250 - Agricultural and Rural Economic Research, Cooperative Agreements and Collaborations), supports a range of economic and social science research and analysis related to agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural America. The prime awardee, National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. (NEW Solutions), a non-profit organization, will leverage its experienced...

The $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) supports Economic Analysis Inc., a woman-owned small business, in increasing the participation and inclusion of minority farmers, ranchers, landowners, and other agricultural groups in the Lower Mississippi Delta region. The award period runs from September 2024 to April 2025. The company will provide technical assistance, conduct...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency awarded a $113,754 Cooperative Agreement under the Risk Management Education Partnerships program (CFDA 10.460) to Rightrisk, LLC, located in Pueblo, Colorado. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. This cooperative agreement supports the delivery of comprehensive risk management training and educational resources to agricultural producers across the United States, with a focus on educating producers about...

This cooperative agreement between the United States Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist and Colorado State University-Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory will provide $460,487 to improve national greenhouse gas emission estimates for agriculture and forestry. Under the Agricultural Market and Economic Research program (CFDA #10.290), the awardee will conduct tasks from September 29, 2021 through September 28, 2022 to further the agency's capacity to provide accurate...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Democracy At Work Institute on September 19, 2022 under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The grant aims to improve economic conditions in rural California areas by supporting the startup, expansion, or operational improvement of rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses through cooperative development centers. Specifically, the Democracy At Work Institute will utilize...