Project Grant 20224940038202

The Alabama State Association of Cooperatives (ASAC) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach. The funding will support ASAC's provision of education and technical assistance to African American farmers and rural residents in a 20-county area of Alabama's Black Belt region from September 2022 through September 2025. The award is being made through the USDA's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and...

The Georgia Women In AG Association, Inc. was awarded a $590,538 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to provide resources and market opportunities to women and minority farmers in Georgia and Mississippi over three years. The project aims to improve farming practices, increase revenue, and expand fresh food access for 20 new and beginning women and minority farmers annually...

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 Arkansas Land and Community Development Corporation (ALCDC) will provide training and technical assistance to new and existing beginning farmers and ranchers in 42 counties across rural Arkansas under a $478,854 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant funding supports the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), which aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and improve their success in farming,...

This $253,148 cooperative agreement award from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) aims to expand outreach and education about conservation practices to underserved farmers, students, and the broader community in Alabama. Over the 3-year project period from January 2024 to January 2027, the North Alabama Agriplex Foundation will deliver technical assistance, practice implementation, and educational programming to...

Federal Grant Award Summary Rural South Institute received a $750,000 Project Grant award dated September 30, 2025, under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (CFDA 10.443), funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Institute of Youth, Family, and Community. The three-year project, concluding September 29, 2028, delivers experiential education and mentorship services to farmers of color in Triana, Alabama, designed to facilitate...

This $636,915 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program will provide targeted outreach, education, and technical assistance to underserved farmers and foresters in southwest Georgia. Key services delivered through this 3-year grant, which began on Sep 27, 2024, include: conservation planning, business management, marketing...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $104,915.60 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency (CFDA 10.460 - Risk Management Education Partnerships) supports Georgia Organics, Inc., a non-profit organization in Atlanta, Georgia, in delivering comprehensive risk management training and educational resources to agricultural producers across the state. The project, running from September 2024 to February 2026, will focus on helping farmers and ranchers, particularly producers...

The Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultivating Alliance, Inc., a non-profit, Black American-owned organization, to provide technical assistance to farmers in Alabama from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2026. The funding is provided under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA Program (10.902), which aims to deliver conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries received a $141,411.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP, CFDA 10.576), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports administrative operations for the SFMNP in Alabama, which provides benefits to low-income seniors enabling them to purchase fresh, nutritious, locally...