Project Grant 14FMPPXSD0155

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $364,673 Project Grant to Dakota Rural Action through the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The grant will support Dakota Rural Action's efforts to plan and develop local and regional food systems in South Dakota over a two-year period ending September 2029. As part of the USDA's Local Agricultural Marketing Program, the Regional Food System Partnerships program aims to bring together public and private resources...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $113,467 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) grant to Hadrick Ranch LLC, a woman-owned small business in South Dakota. This 2-year Project Grant, with a period of performance from September 19, 2023 to September 19, 2025, will fund initiatives to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. The grant...

The federal Project Grant award of $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.771 - Rural Cooperative Development Grants) supports the Value-Added Agriculture Development Center Inc., a non-profit organization based in Pierre, South Dakota. The funding enables the Center to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to help establish, expand, and enhance rural cooperative enterprises across...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182), is intended to purchase and distribute local food with a focus on supporting socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The $600,000 award, granted to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe on August 15, 2024, will fund the Local Food Purchase...

The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition was awarded a $647,931.80 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069) on September 29, 2023. This funding will enable the Coalition to intensify urban agriculture soil health knowledge and expand the implementation of conservation practices across South Dakota until September 2026. As the prime recipient, the Coalition will provide...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $634,572.88 Project Grant through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Dakota Angus, LLC, a for-profit small business joint venture in Lamoure, North Dakota. The goal of this 3-year project is to build business capacity and expand the customer base for Dakota Angus' value-added farm-to-consumer beef program through increased wholesale distribution and direct-to-consumer sales across...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $501,198 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to Enhance and Strengthen North Dakota Nonprofits & Communities, doing business as Strengthen ND. The 4-year grant, awarded on September 15, 2024, will support the launch of a mobile market truck to catalyze small-scale production agriculture, increase food access in low-income communities, and bridge gaps in North Dakota's local food...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $500,000 Project Grant on September 26, 2023 under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Dakota Resources, a non-profit community development corporation in South Dakota. This grant enables Dakota Resources to construct, renovate, and improve essential community facilities such as healthcare clinics, childcare centers, and other public infrastructure projects to serve rural residents. Additionally, the funding supports...

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources will receive $534,545.43 through September 2025 under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. This funding will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in South Dakota such as marketing and promotion initiatives, research and development relevant to specialty crops, and expanding availability and access to specialty crops in underserved areas of the...

The Federal Grant Award, ID CLSS00000086047, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Fertilizer Product Expansion Program (CFDA 10.383). The $3,044,434 award, granted on September 6, 2024, with a completion date of September 6, 2026, will support the Agtegra Cooperative in South Dakota to expand its fertilizer production capacity, improve competition, and increase supply chain resilience within the agricultural fertilizer and nutrient...