Not listed GLYNWOOD CENTER, INC (GLYNWOOD) IS SEEKING $748,582 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OVER A THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD (SEPTEMBER 2022 - AUGUST 2025) IN SUPPORT OF EXPANDING THE HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP. FOR 25 YEARS, GLYNWOOD HAS WORKED IN NEW YORK'S HUDSON VALLEY TO ADVANCE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE THAT BENEFITS THE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGIZES LOCAL ECONOMIES, ENHANCES HUMAN HEALTH AND STRENGTHENS RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP BUILDS ON GLYNWOOD'S SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD OF EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER FARMERS TO THRIVE IN A REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM, RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE FARMING COMMUNITY, SUPPORT HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, AND PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT FARMERS NEED TO SUCCEED AND FEED THEIR COMMUNITIES.THE HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP WILL SERVE TWO PRIMARY AUDIENCES: (1) DIVERSE, LIMITED RESOURCE, NEW FARMERS IN BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER CATEGORY ONE (FIRST THROUGH THIRD YEAR OF FARMING), TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THEIR OWN CLIMATE-RESILIENT FARM ENTERPRISES AND (2) FARMER MENTORS THAT ARE SUPPORTED WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO EFFECTIVELY SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH THE NEXT GENERATION OF PRODUCERS. GLYNWOOD WILL OVERSEE ALL COORDINATION OF THE PROGRAM, SERVING AS PROGRAM HUB, AND WILL ALSO SERVE AS ONE OF THE HOST FARMS.EACH YEAR, AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PARTNER HOST FARMS WILL JOIN THE PROGRAM TO EXPAND REGIONAL IMPACT. IN YEAR ONE, SIX HOST FARMS (GLYNWOOD AND FIVE PARTNER FARMS: ECOLOGICAL CITIZEN'S PROJECT; MAPLE VIEW FARM; PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM, AND TWO ADDITIONAL FARMS TO BE SELECTED), WILL MENTOR A TOTAL OF 17 APPRENTICES. IN YEAR TWO, SEVEN HOST FARMS (GLYNWOOD AND SIX PARTNER FARMS: ECOLOGICAL CITIZEN'S PROJECT; MAPLE VIEW FARM; PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM, AND THREE ADDITIONAL FARMS TO BE SELECTED), WILL MENTOR A TOTAL OF 19 APPRENTICES. IN YEAR THREE, EIGHT HOST FARMS (GLYNWOOD AND SEVEN PARTNER FARMS: ECOLOGICAL CITIZEN'S PROJECT; MAPLE VIEW FARM; PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM, AND FOUR ADDITIONAL FARMS TO BE SELECTED), WILL MENTOR A TOTAL OF 21 APPRENTICES. OVERALL, IT IS PROJECTED THAT 57 APPRENTICES WILL BE SERVED THROUGH THE THREE-YEAR PROGRAM. FOR PARTNER HOST FARMS STILL TO BE SELECTED, GLYNWOOD WILL PRIORITIZE FARMS WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PERSON OF COLOR), LGBTQ+, AND WOMEN. IN ALL THREE PROGRAM YEARS, GLYNWOOD WILL HOST FIVE OF THE APPRENTICES.THE FARMER TRAINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP COMPRISE BOTH A CORE COHORT CURRICULUM AT THE HOST FARMS, AS WELL AS A ROSTER OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TRAININGS PROVIDED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD AT THE HOST FARMS (GLYNWOOD AND PARTNER HOST FARMS), AND AT ONE ADDITIONAL FACILITY (CHESTER AGRICULTURAL CENTER). GLYNWOOD WILL ALSO WORK WITH COMMUNITY-BASED AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR RECRUITMENT FOR THE CORE APPRENTICESHIP COHO,RT, FOR ATTENDEES TO THE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE COURSES, AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY THE CORE COHORT WILL BE NEW EACH YEAR, WHILE INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING THE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FARMER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES MAY REPEAT. ALL PROGRAM ELEMENTS WILL BE ROOTED IN INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESS (IDEA) PRINCIPLES, IN LINE WITH GLYNWOOD'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE EQUITY STATEMENT THAT RECOGNIZES OUR ROLE IN ADDRESSING RACISM AND INEQUITY IN OUR COUNTRY'S FOOD SYSTEM, AND COMMITS THE ORGANIZATION TO ADVANCING IDEA IN OUR ORGANIZATION, AND IN ALL OF OUR WORK.THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP WAS INFORMED BY A NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMPLETED IN 2021 THAT INVOLVED IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH 30 STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING LIMITED-RESOURCE AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARM APPRENTICES AND MENTORS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY. THIS WORK CULMINATED IN A PUBLICLY SHARED DRAFT PROGRAM PLAN AROUND WHICH A PLANNING COMMITTEE OF FARMERS AND OTHER COLLABORATORS CONVENED TO DETERMINE THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LONGSTANDING COLLABORATORS, THE MULTI-FARM HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP RESPONDS TO THESE NEEDS AND ADVANCES GLYNWOOD'S MISSION TO ENSURE THE HUDSON VALLEY IS A REGION DEFINED BY FOOD, WHERE FARMING THRIVES, AND MOBILIZES GLYNWOOD'S EXPERTISE IN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, FARMER TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT A NETWORK OF APPRENTICES WORKING WITH FARMER MENTORS ACROSS THE HUDSON VALLEY. $0 7/30/26 Not listed GLYNWOOD CENTER, INC (GLYNWOOD) IS SEEKING $748,582 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OVER A THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD (SEPTEMBER 2022 - AUGUST 2025) IN SUPPORT OF EXPANDING THE HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP. FOR 25 YEARS, GLYNWOOD HAS WORKED IN NEW YORK'S HUDSON VALLEY TO ADVANCE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE THAT BENEFITS THE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGIZES LOCAL ECONOMIES, ENHANCES HUMAN HEALTH AND STRENGTHENS RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP BUILDS ON GLYNWOOD'S SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD OF EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER FARMERS TO THRIVE IN A REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM, RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE FARMING COMMUNITY, SUPPORT HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, AND PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT FARMERS NEED TO SUCCEED AND FEED THEIR COMMUNITIES.THE HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP WILL SERVE TWO PRIMARY AUDIENCES: (1) DIVERSE, LIMITED RESOURCE, NEW FARMERS IN BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER CATEGORY ONE (FIRST THROUGH THIRD YEAR OF FARMING), TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THEIR OWN CLIMATE-RESILIENT FARM ENTERPRISES AND (2) FARMER MENTORS THAT ARE SUPPORTED WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO EFFECTIVELY SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH THE NEXT GENERATION OF PRODUCERS. GLYNWOOD WILL OVERSEE ALL COORDINATION OF THE PROGRAM, SERVING AS PROGRAM HUB, AND WILL ALSO SERVE AS ONE OF THE HOST FARMS.EACH YEAR, AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PARTNER HOST FARMS WILL JOIN THE PROGRAM TO EXPAND REGIONAL IMPACT. IN YEAR ONE, SIX HOST FARMS (GLYNWOOD AND FIVE PARTNER FARMS: ECOLOGICAL CITIZEN'S PROJECT; MAPLE VIEW FARM; PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM, AND TWO ADDITIONAL FARMS TO BE SELECTED), WILL MENTOR A TOTAL OF 17 APPRENTICES. IN YEAR TWO, SEVEN HOST FARMS (GLYNWOOD AND SIX PARTNER FARMS: ECOLOGICAL CITIZEN'S PROJECT; MAPLE VIEW FARM; PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM, AND THREE ADDITIONAL FARMS TO BE SELECTED), WILL MENTOR A TOTAL OF 19 APPRENTICES. IN YEAR THREE, EIGHT HOST FARMS (GLYNWOOD AND SEVEN PARTNER FARMS: ECOLOGICAL CITIZEN'S PROJECT; MAPLE VIEW FARM; PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM, AND FOUR ADDITIONAL FARMS TO BE SELECTED), WILL MENTOR A TOTAL OF 21 APPRENTICES. OVERALL, IT IS PROJECTED THAT 57 APPRENTICES WILL BE SERVED THROUGH THE THREE-YEAR PROGRAM. FOR PARTNER HOST FARMS STILL TO BE SELECTED, GLYNWOOD WILL PRIORITIZE FARMS WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PERSON OF COLOR), LGBTQ+, AND WOMEN. IN ALL THREE PROGRAM YEARS, GLYNWOOD WILL HOST FIVE OF THE APPRENTICES.THE FARMER TRAINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP COMPRISE BOTH A CORE COHORT CURRICULUM AT THE HOST FARMS, AS WELL AS A ROSTER OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TRAININGS PROVIDED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD AT THE HOST FARMS (GLYNWOOD AND PARTNER HOST FARMS), AND AT ONE ADDITIONAL FACILITY (CHESTER AGRICULTURAL CENTER). GLYNWOOD WILL ALSO WORK WITH COMMUNITY-BASED AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR RECRUITMENT FOR THE CORE APPRENTICESHIP COHO,RT, FOR ATTENDEES TO THE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE COURSES, AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY THE CORE COHORT WILL BE NEW EACH YEAR, WHILE INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING THE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FARMER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES MAY REPEAT. ALL PROGRAM ELEMENTS WILL BE ROOTED IN INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESS (IDEA) PRINCIPLES, IN LINE WITH GLYNWOOD'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE EQUITY STATEMENT THAT RECOGNIZES OUR ROLE IN ADDRESSING RACISM AND INEQUITY IN OUR COUNTRY'S FOOD SYSTEM, AND COMMITS THE ORGANIZATION TO ADVANCING IDEA IN OUR ORGANIZATION, AND IN ALL OF OUR WORK.THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP WAS INFORMED BY A NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMPLETED IN 2021 THAT INVOLVED IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH 30 STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING LIMITED-RESOURCE AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARM APPRENTICES AND MENTORS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY. THIS WORK CULMINATED IN A PUBLICLY SHARED DRAFT PROGRAM PLAN AROUND WHICH A PLANNING COMMITTEE OF FARMERS AND OTHER COLLABORATORS CONVENED TO DETERMINE THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LONGSTANDING COLLABORATORS, THE MULTI-FARM HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP RESPONDS TO THESE NEEDS AND ADVANCES GLYNWOOD'S MISSION TO ENSURE THE HUDSON VALLEY IS A REGION DEFINED BY FOOD, WHERE FARMING THRIVES, AND MOBILIZES GLYNWOOD'S EXPERTISE IN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, FARMER TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT A NETWORK OF APPRENTICES WORKING WITH FARMER MENTORS ACROSS THE HUDSON VALLEY. $0 8/20/25 Not listed **AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** HUDSON VALLEY FARM APPRENTICESHIP $748.6k 8/27/22