This $750,000 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) aims to support beginning farmers and ranchers in Eastern and Southern Arkansas. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year grant include: Conducting a beginning farmer training class for 75 individuals, with 15 expected to start farming and 30 obtaining USDA farm numbers. Providing business...
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 Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative was awarded a $763,800 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in six Mississippi Delta counties. Over three years, Tri-County and its collaborators will deliver educational and hands-on training activities to at least...
The Texas Agriforestry Small Farmers & Ranchers (TASF&R) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to develop and sustain socially disadvantaged and veteran beginning farmers and ranchers in Texas. The primary goal of the BFRDP is to help beginning farmers and ranchers in the United States enter and/or improve their successes in farming, ranching,...
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...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $613,510 Project Grant to Mississippi Delta Council For Farm Workers Opportunities Inc. under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP, CFDA #10.311). The grant will support the DELTA FARM START program, which aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers in Clarksdale, Mississippi enter and improve their successes in farming and ranching through Sep 14, 2025. As the primary goal of the BFRDP is...
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 three-year, $746,176 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) will fund the Regional Resilience: An Integrated Approach to New Farmer Training in the Chesapeake project. Delivered by Future Harvest Inc. from Cockeysville, Maryland, this project aims to strengthen and diversify the new farmer pipeline across the Chesapeake region through integrated in-person and online farmer...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $538,560 Project Grant to the Camp C.a.r.v.e.r. Institute on September 15, 2022 to enhance knowledge and skills of socially disadvantaged and veteran beginning farmers and ranchers in Missouri and Kansas. The grant funding will support projects delivered through September 14, 2025 under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP, CFDA #10.311). The primary goal of the BFRDP is to help beginning...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $478,527 Project Grant under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) to the Eastern North Carolina Farmer Collaborative, Inc. The goal of this 3-year project is to develop profitable and sustainable farm business opportunities for socially disadvantaged and veteran beginning farmers and ranchers in North Carolina. The project will provide these farmers and ranchers...