Project Grant 20214940035588
- This federal Project Grant award of $524,676.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) supports a range of training, networking, and land access initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers in Colorado. The primary awardee, Fort Lewis College, will deliver hands-on agricultural training programs, virtual courses, annual networking events, and support services to help new...
- The Institute of Food Production and Sustainability, a USDA agency, awarded The Farm Collaborative, a non-profit organization in Colorado, a $928,183 Project Grant under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311). The grant will fund a 3-year initiative to launch a comprehensive farmer training program in Western Colorado focused on serving beginning and under-resourced farmers. The program includes a heavily evaluated apprenticeship for beginning farmers with 1-3 years...
- 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...
- This $744,549 federal Project Grant award from the USDA's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) will enable La Semilla Food Center to advance climate-smart agriculture solutions and remove barriers for socially disadvantaged and colonia farmers in the Chihuahuan Desert region. Key efforts will include: (1) expanding a network of agroecological beginning farmers through a multi-tier farmer-to-farmer training model focused on desert-adapted and climate-smart farming...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $748,534 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) grant to Plant It Forward, a non-profit organization. The 3-year project aims to provide new American beginning farmers and ranchers with opportunities for learning and skill development in business management, vegetable production, and sustainable agriculture practices. Key activities include developing and delivering short...
- This federal Project Grant award of $999,897.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to Fort Lewis College located in Durango, Colorado. The funding will support the college's distance learning initiatives, which utilize advanced telecommunications technologies to deliver educational resources and services remotely to rural populations. The award, with a...
- 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...
- Highline College and five project partners received a three-year, $735,356 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to deliver training and technical assistance to immigrant and refugee farmers in South King County, Washington. The project aims to address barriers faced by socially disadvantaged and limited-resource farmers in starting and growing farm businesses through...
- First Nations Development Institute was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. The 36-month grant will fund the Native Farmer and Rancher Apprenticeship Network project to provide training, technical assistance, and networking opportunities to Native American beginning farmers and ranchers in the Great Plains and Southwest regions. Specific services include...
- This $748,733 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) supports Quivira Coalition, a non-profit organization, in providing services to beginning ranchers and farmers in the arid western United States. The project aims to: 1) increase the number of individuals entering large-acreage ranching and farming careers in the West; 2) improve the success of beginning...
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 success in such conditions. A remote spring farmer training immersion will be offered to program graduates and other beginning farmers accessing support through FCTN. The expanded Farmer-in-Training Program and additional training and support services will increase independent farm businesses in the surrounding area and communities with similar growing conditions.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $640.1k | 7/22/21 |