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Federal Grant Award Summary BPM Farms LLC received a $115,404 Project Grant from Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175), awarded on September 4, 2025, with a performance period ending September 4, 2027. The award supports value-added agricultural product development and local food system expansion initiatives in Kansas. Under the FMLFPP component of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), this mandatory grant funds...

The Community Farm Alliance (CFA) received a $720,115.90 three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to implement the Farmers Market Resiliency Project in Kentucky. The Project will provide three key services to strengthen and stabilize participating farmers markets in Kentucky. It will offer a streamlined training program with modules tailored for market...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Kansas State University's National Agricultural Biosecurity Center (NABC) will develop tabletop exercises and functional workbooks designed for extension professionals, local emergency managers, and subject matter experts to use when planning fairs and animal livestock exhibitions. The deliverables will include realistic, region-specific scenarios based on past animal disease occurrences that walk participants through biosecurity planning, disease prevention...

Federal Grant Award Summary On August 27, 2025, the Rural Business Cooperative Services (an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture) awarded a Project Grant of $250,000 to the Kentucky Cattlemen's Association Inc. under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The award, with an ultimate completion date of August 27, 2027, supports the establishment and operation of a cooperative development center focused on value-added agricultural development in mid-tier...

The Harvesting Potential Program, a Project Grant awarded to Kentucky State University (KSU) through the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, provides an immersive agricultural education initiative designed to introduce and retain students in agricultural majors. Funded at $450,000 over a 36-month period (January 1, 2026–December 31, 2028), the program delivers...

Kentucky State University's Sponsored Programs Division received a $193,176 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.351) on September 26, 2025, with a completion date of September 26, 2027. This Project Grant supports the university's delivery of business development services and technical assistance to small and emerging private businesses in rural Kentucky communities. Under this two-year award,...

Summary of Federal Cooperative Agreement Award The University of Missouri System received a $1.431 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist under the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers program (CFDA 10.291) to operate the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RAFF) through September 29, 2027. RAFF provides Congress with data and forward-looking estimates of local and state-level farm financial indicators to inform...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary On March 25, 2026, the Department of Agriculture's Kansas City Commodity Office awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $215,259.70 under the Market Access Program (CFDA 10.601). This award funds overseas marketing and promotional activities designed to develop, expand, and maintain commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The program operates through cost-share agreements with eligible participants, including...

This Project Grant award of $484,154 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (CFDA 10.156). The funding will support advancements to the CALFDEX mobile app developed in a previous FSMIP grant, which helps cow-calf producers record and share animal production and health information. Key project objectives include: 1) integrating RFID eartag scanning capabilities to improve data accuracy and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771) to The Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, Inc. (KCARD) on September 22, 2023. This 2-year grant supports KCARD's efforts to improve economic conditions in rural Kentucky by providing technical assistance, training, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish or enhance...