Project Grant 20194940030454

The Generation Infocus Foundation Inc. was awarded a $250,000 project grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to operate an agricultural incubator program in Hapeville, GA from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The program will provide training and resources to 20 beginning farmers annually, with a focus on veterans, socially disadvantaged individuals, and underrepresented...

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...

This $750,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 15, 2023 by 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). The grant recipient, Trustees of Tufts College doing business as Tufts University School of Medicine, will use the funding to operate a comprehensive incubator farm training program for historically underserved producers in Eastern Massachusetts. Key project goals include...

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...

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 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...

This $749,923 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) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee farming incubators to provide more effective training and technical assistance (T&TA) for their participants. The key objectives are to: 1) create a community of practice among the incubator participants, 2) develop and teach new approaches for adult...

The Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Tioga County will operate a Farm Incubator Program through a $523,023 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2022 under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) with a completion date of September 14, 2025. The primary goal of the Farm Incubator Program is to help beginning farmers and ranchers in Tioga County, New York enter...

This $300,000 three-year federal Project Grant awarded by 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 2025-2027, this program will provide comprehensive training, education, mentorship, and hands-on experience to 60 aspiring agrarians in regenerative and hydroponic...

The SR1 organization will provide community farming education and training services to 70 beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers in central Mississippi under a $312,500 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant falls under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), which aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and succeed in agricultural enterprises. Specifically, SR1's Community Oriented...