Project Grant 201249400195781

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) provides $750,000 to Florida A&M University (FAMU) to address the challenges faced by socially disadvantaged and limited-resource farmers and ranchers in rural Florida. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: (a) establish an apprenticeship system that provides targeted training...

The Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS-USCCB) was awarded a $2,030,000 Cooperative Agreement under the John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program, a USAID initiative focused on improving global food production and agricultural marketing through technical skill transfer. The award will fund two key components: 1) A sub-award F2F volunteer program to engage new organizations, test innovative approaches, and develop organizational capacity to implement...

World Farmers, Inc. was awarded a $749,810 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers federal grant program (CFDA 10.443). The grant aims to build the capacity of small-scale farmers in areas such as market access, food safety, production, and resource access to establish viable small farm businesses eligible for USDA programs. Specifically, World Farmers, Inc....

This 9-month, experiential Beginning Farmer Training Program awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.311 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program) provides hands-on training and business planning across a suite of farm enterprises common to the region. The $750,000 grant supports a cohort-based program structured to offer shared, experiential learning activities, individually tailored mentoring, one-on-one business planning...

Under a $1.3 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), the American Farmland Trust will deliver a suite of training, demonstration projects, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities to support adoption of climate-smart farming practices by small and mid-scale underserved agricultural producers in Washington, Oregon, and California. Over three years, the Trust will collaborate...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) provides $299,999.70 to the University of California, Davis to build regional capacity in Africa for research and training on improved animal feeding, innovative fertilizer practices, and sustainable cropping methods among smallholder farmers. The award will fund 12-week training programs in the U.S. for international agricultural fellows, mentor...

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,...

This $707,787 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443) will support The American Farmland Trust in providing Latino agricultural producers with improved access to USDA technical and financial assistance resources, financial literacy training, and risk management tools. Key services to be delivered over the 3-year grant period include supporting access to...

This $749,923 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.311 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program) is aimed at strengthening the capacities of refugee farming incubators to provide more effective training and technical assistance for their participants. The key objectives are to: 1) create a community of practice among refugee incubator participants; 2) develop novel approaches for adult education and refugee...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $299,600.40 Cooperative Agreement under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) to the University of Tennessee's Ut AG Research Division (doing business as Tennessee Agriculture Experien) on October 1, 2023. This program will build regional capacity in Africa to research and illustrate how the adoption of improved animal feeding practices, innovative and efficient fertilizer and nutrient management, and...