Project Grant 20167001725501

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),...

The Southwest Colorado Food Hub to Hub Connectivity Project received a $624,997 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The award will support expansion of food hub infrastructure and distribution routes connecting five non-profits and food hubs across one quarter of Colorado. A new food hub facility will be established in Gunnison, and four existing hubs will expand distribution routes to...

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...

This $748,140 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311), will enable West Virginia University to develop a national holistic agritourism training toolbox, provide professional development for agritourism service providers, and organize an agritourism community of practice. The goal is to empower underserved beginning farmers and ranchers to implement sustainable agritourism diversification...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $521,480 Project Grant to the San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition (SLV Local Foods Coalition) under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program. This 3-year grant supports the coalition's efforts to provide farm incubation and regenerative agriculture education to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in the San Luis Valley region of Colorado. The funding enables SLV Local Foods...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Nourish Colorado, a non-profit organization. The goal of the 3-year project is to link, build, and strengthen the collaboration of small- and mid-sized producers, food hubs, and incubators in Southeast Colorado to catalyze sustainable, regional procurement, aggregation, processing, and distribution by leveraging local food...

This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.311 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program) will fund the Mountain Roots NextGen Regen Beginning Farmer Training Program - Solutions for Resilience in a Changing Climate over a 3-year period from September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2027. The program will provide supported education, mentoring, training, hands-on experience, and career development...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $696,694 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) Project Grant to the Taos County Economic Development Corporation (TCEDC) to increase production and market access for local meats in northern New Mexico. The project aims to inspire and empower beginning ranchers to become financially successful while using climate-smart, regenerative practices to produce nutritious meat products. Key activities include developing a...

This $750,000 federal project grant awarded by the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) will fund a collaborative effort led by the North Coast Growers Association (NCGA) and its partners to support beginning farmers and ranchers in California's Humboldt and Del Norte counties. The project will create a new 15-month Climate Resilient Farmer Training Program and provide...

The Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA), a non-profit organization in California, has been awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the USDA's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311). The funding will be used to provide training, technical assistance, and affordable access to resources for 100 beginning, socially disadvantaged organic farm businesses over a 3-year period from September 2023 to September 2026. Key activities include: Delivering a 1-year...