The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $283,340 Project Grant under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) to the Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden (VEBCOG) in New Bern, NC. The grant, awarded on September 15, 2024, aims to increase educational and marketing opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers by partnering with the Farmer Veterans Coalition of North Carolina and collaborating with...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $549,966 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) Project Grant to Rouse`s Group Home, Inc. The 3-year grant, effective September 15, 2023, will fund comprehensive outreach, training, and technical assistance to help beginning farmers and ranchers in Stoneville, NC enter and sustainably operate successful farm businesses. Key program areas include basic livestock, forest...
The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will receive $704,885 under a Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide outreach assistance to beginning farmers, ranchers, and veterans. The grant funding will support the university's work on the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program between September 2022 and September 2025. The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, administered...
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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $719,976 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) Project Grant to Transplanting Traditions Community Farm Inc. (TTCF), a non-profit organization in North Carolina. The 3-year grant will enable TTCF to provide wrap-around services, including hands-on technical assistance, workshops, and farmer-to-farmer mentorships, to 46 limited-resource, socially disadvantaged, beginning...
This $709,042 Project Grant award from 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) will train 300 military veteran and socially disadvantaged beginning farmers in Kentucky. The training will provide hands-on skills development in agricultural production, farm management, harvest, and sales, as well as workshops on topics such as farmland access, government programs,...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $937,476 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) project grant to West Central Community Development Corp, doing business as New Growth Capital, a non-profit organization and community development corporation based in West Central Missouri. The 3-year grant supports a collaborative regional program that aims to assist at least 150 beginning farmers and ranchers in Missouri,...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $930,920 project grant to North South Institute, Inc. to support services delivered through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. Under this three-year award ending September 2025, North South Institute will develop beginning veteran and small farmer agricultural groups using a veteran and small farmer village model in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The primary goal of the Beginning Farmer and Rancher...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $731,807 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Croatan Institute, a nonprofit research and action organization. The grant will fund Croatan Institute's efforts to provide education in financial literacy, assistance in accessing USDA programs and services, and help improve farm operations for socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in...
This federal Project Grant award from 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) provides $517,551 to Carter Farms LLC to enhance the local supply chain from socially disadvantaged farmers in Virginia and Southern Maryland. The key objectives are to: 1) provide outreach and education on USDA programs, 2) enhance business, financial, marketing, and sales strategies, 3) increase the...