Project Grant 201570017238941

This Project Grant award of $507,873 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) will support the "Small Farm Innovation on the Prairie" initiative led by the Innovation And Education Prairie Rose Agricultural Institute For Research. The project aims to: Offer training opportunities at Prairie Rose Farm on topics such as pastured chickens, sorghum, organic production, and season extension through moveable high tunnels....

This $524,676 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311), supports a comprehensive training and land access initiative led by Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. The key products and services delivered through this 3-year award (Sep 2024 - Sep 2027) include: 1) farmer training programs such as the Farmer in Training (FIT),...

This three-year, $746,424 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) will support the development of a farmer mentorship program focused on beginning food-grade grain farmers. The Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and two other nonprofit farmer support organizations will create 30 mentor-mentee pairs between beginning farmers and experienced grain farmers, reserving one-third of...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) will provide $730,750 over 3 years to the California Bountiful Foundation, the non-profit arm of the California Farm Bureau, to offer a statewide mentoring and education project for beginning farmers and ranchers in California, including those who are socially disadvantaged and veterans. The project aims to...

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 Sicangu Food Sovereignty Initiative Expansion project will provide $675,000 in funding from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2025. The award is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP, CFDA #10.311). The BFRDP aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and improve success in farming, ranching, and managing nonindustrial private forest lands. Under this award,...

The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund Inc. will receive $750,000 through a three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to cooperatively mentor new and beginning farmers and ranchers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina for regional markets. The grant funds the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), which aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to South Dakota State University (SDSU) on July 1, 2024. The grant will fund an experiential mentorship program for rural middle school counselors to improve their knowledge of careers in the food and agricultural industries. The program will pair the counselors with experienced career development mentors for a 6-month period, including a week-long...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $749,689 Project Grant under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) to Renewing Countryside II on September 1, 2021 for completion by August 31, 2024. The grant will support the "Expanding Integrated Solutions to Achieve Farmland Access for New Farmers" project, led by Renewing Countryside II in partnership with Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service and Practical...

Fort Lewis College received a $918,174 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to expand the Four Corners Training Network for High Desert Farmers (FCTN). The grant will fund an immersive training experience for beginning and aspiring farmers seeking to establish businesses in high elevation or dry climates, including six summer short courses emphasizing practices for...