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Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center (NCERMEC), funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.520), received a $2.121 million project grant awarded September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2028. Housed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Center delivers...

Farm Commons Inc. received a $420,763 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to deliver advanced legal education resources nationwide for direct market and value-added agricultural producers from September 2021 through September 2024. The grant funding will support Farm Commons in developing a wide range of dynamic legal education materials including guides, online courses, and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency awarded a $243,658.20 Cooperative Agreement under the Risk Management Education Partnerships program (CFDA 10.460) to the University of Maine System. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. The University of Maine System, through its Research & Sponsored Program division, will partner with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) to deliver a comprehensive program of risk management...

The Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency awarded Michigan State University a $178,013 cooperative agreement under the Risk Management Education Partnerships program (CFDA 10.460). The agreement will support increasing recordkeeping and financial management opportunities for underserved agricultural producers in Michigan from July 2021 through July 2022. As the awardee, Michigan State University will deliver training, information, and outreach activities to help producers in the state...

The California Farmlink organization will receive $749,425 through September 2021 to August 2024 from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. California Farmlink will provide business education, technical assistance, and a professional referral network to at least 650 beginning farmers and ranchers. The goal is to improve profitability and generate net worth through coaching farmers to...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded Foot Print Farms LLC a $249,980.50 cooperative agreement from September 15, 2021 through September 14, 2023 under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program. The award will fund efforts to inform and educate youth in Mississippi on the various college disciplines and employment opportunities available through agriculture. As part of the Soil and Water Conservation program's focus on providing conservation...

Through a $385,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), the New Mexico Farm And Livestock Bureau Foundation, Inc.'s AG In The Classroom division will develop and deliver expanded educational programs to increase understanding of agriculture's role in conserving New Mexico's natural resources. This effort will engage private landowners, conservation districts, tribes,...

This $3,776,891 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (CFDA 10.913), will enable the American Farmland Trust (AFT) to support practitioners working to save agricultural land, expand the ACEP-ALE online resources, and address critical NRCS priorities. Specifically, AFT will provide technical assistance, education, and planning support for conservation practices, facilitate peer-to-peer learning...

Federal Grant Award Summary Washington State University received a $2.12 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.520), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2028. As the Western Extension Risk Management Education (ERME) Center, WSU will deliver risk management education programming to...

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,...