Project Grant 20224940038210

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $749,999 Project Grant to Michigan Integrated Food & Farming Systems under the Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.334). The grant funds the expansion of Michigan State University's Heroes to Hives program, the nation's largest beekeeping education initiative. The program will add hands-on educational sites in Minnesota, Nebraska, and Missouri, and...

The Hoola Veteran Services (HVS) was awarded a $749,979 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to support the Bridging the Gap: Growing Veterans Pilot Program. The goal of the program is to help military veterans in Hawaii transition skills learned in the military to careers in agriculture through hands-on training and networking opportunities. Key services...

The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) has been awarded a $937,535 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to deliver the "Farm Boot Camp" project. The goal of this 3-year initiative is to improve transitioning active duty and veteran beginning farmers' success by providing in-depth training, technical assistance, and hands-on internship opportunities. The training and...

This $350,000 Project Grant award to the CAL Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation, d/b/a HSU Foundation, was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044). The funding supports the Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation's operation of a Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. Through the VBOC, HSU Foundation will provide entrepreneurship training, business development...

The Small Business Administration Office of Veterans Business Development awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the University of Hawaii at Hilo under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044). The grant will support the provision of entrepreneurial training, business development assistance, counseling, and management services to veteran and service-disabled veteran small business owners in Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023. As the prime awardee, the University of...

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Veterans Business Development awarded a $505,000 Project Grant under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044) to The Veteran's Advocacy Foundation, Inc., a veteran-owned non-profit organization. The grant supports the operation of a Veterans Business Resource Center (VBOC) that provides entrepreneurship training, business development services, and technical assistance to veterans, service members, and military spouses. Key services include...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) to operate a Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. The grant is funded through the SBA's Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044), which provides entrepreneurship training, business development assistance, counseling, and management support services to veterans, service-disabled veterans, transitioning service members, and military...

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. was awarded a $1.1 million project grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health to provide adaptive sports activities for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The funding supports the AIDING IN THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL REHABILTIATION OF DISABLED VETERANS NATIONWIDE THROUGH FLY FISHING program. Specifically, the grant funds will...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044) to Seattle Economic Development Fund d/b/a Business Impact NW. The award, effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026, will support the expansion of Business Impact NW's services for military-connected entrepreneurs, including veterans, service-disabled veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses. Key activities will include delivering SBA's...

This $716,559 federal Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.334) will allow North South Institute, Inc. to build upon an existing veteran small farm business incubator program. Specifically, the funding will establish three new and expand four existing veteran business incubators and...