Project Grant 20187001728575

The Somali Bantu Community Association of Maine (SBCA) will provide technical assistance, training, and support services to limited-resource and socially disadvantaged beginning farmers and ranchers through a $520,815 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 (BFRDP). Over three years, SBCA aims to assist at least 250 refugee growers and aspiring youth who have...

World Farmers, Inc. was awarded a $749,548 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to support immigrant and refugee farmers. Over three years, from September 2021 through August 2024, World Farmers will provide customized technical assistance, business development support, and production guidance to 322 immigrant and refugee farmers across 25 countries of origin...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $811,671 to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry on October 1, 2025, under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP, CFDA 10.576). This Project Grant, with a completion date of September 30, 2026, funds the provision of benefits to low-income seniors in Maine that are exchangeable for fresh, nutritious, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and...

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry will receive $610,638.42 under a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant period is from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. Funding will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Maine through activities such as marketing and promotion, research and development assistance, expanding availability and access, and addressing challenges facing specialty...

The Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness (WPHW) received a $708,578 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. The three-year award will support WPHW's Ktanaqson Project to develop a sustainable Indigenous food sovereignty system for the five Wabanaki communities in Maine. Key deliverables include hiring a Food Sovereignty Coordinator and Educator to identify and develop tribal...

This Project Grant award of $304,636.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service and Rural Housing Service through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), will be used by the non-profit organization Growsmart Maine to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents in Maine. The funding aims to support a wide range of rural community infrastructure projects including...

Federal Grant Award Summary Pathstone Corporation received a $456,816 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264), effective July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The award funds comprehensive workforce development services for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) and their dependents in Maine. Services are delivered through a case management approach and include basic...

Specialty Crop Block Grant Award Summary The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry received $640,638.23 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill (CFDA 10.170) to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops across Maine. The award, obligated on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028, supports a portfolio of four sub-awarded projects...

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in the state through $613,572.55 in funding from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Through the award period of September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025, the Department will leverage efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assist producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops, and enhance the competitiveness...

The Maine Department of Agriculture will receive $809,567.26 under a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service between September 2021 and September 2025. The funding will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Maine through activities such as marketing and promotion, research and development assistance to producers, and initiatives to expand availability and access. Projects funded through sub-awards to grant recipients will also...