Project Grant 20234940040883
- 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,...
- This $750,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) supports the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) in delivering comprehensive assistance to socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers in eastern and southern Arkansas. The key objectives are to: (1) provide beginning farmer training courses, (2) help participants develop business plans and obtain USDA loans, (3) educate participants...
- The federal Project Grant award of $749,998.00 from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) will support the expansion of the Growing Growers KC program in Kansas and Missouri. The program aims to: (1) increase the number of educated and supported beginning farmers, (2) expand the diversity of program participants, (3) develop a regional grower database, (4) create urban agriculture...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $299,964 Project Grant to A Red Circle of Missouri under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will support urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices in Missouri through February 2025. Specifically, funding will encourage and promote community gardens and farms located in urban areas, as well as rooftop farms, outdoor vertical production, and green...
- 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 National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $748,348 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) project grant to The Farm School At Gibbs Road Inc. (doing business as KC Farm School At Gibbs Road) to lead the KC F.A.R.M.E.R.S. Coalition. This 3-year project from 2023-2026 provides farmer-led, hands-on agricultural education, business training, and mentorship opportunities to attract, support, and retain new and beginning farmers...
- The federal Project Grant award of $495,903.77, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), is funding the Columbia Center For Urban Agriculture (doing business as Billy) to demonstrate urban land remediation for specialty crop production over a three-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The organization specializes in urban agriculture, regenerative farming practices,...
- This Project Grant award of $507,873 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) will support the "Small Farm Innovation on the Prairie" initiative led by the Innovation And Education Prairie Rose Agricultural Institute For Research. The project aims to: Offer training opportunities at Prairie Rose Farm on topics such as pastured chickens, sorghum, organic production, and season extension through moveable high tunnels....
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) awarded a $525,000 Project Grant to Augusta Locally Grown Inc., a community-based non-profit organization, to provide a comprehensive suite of agricultural and entrepreneurial services for beginning farmers in the Greater Augusta, GA area. The project aims to help small family farms and beginning farmers in low-income areas improve and sustain their farming operations. Key activities...
- This $937,854 federal Project Grant awarded by 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 provide education, mentoring, and technical assistance to approximately 270 beginning farmers and ranchers in Arizona. The grant targets support for beginning farmer refugees, people of color, indigenous peoples, and other limited-resource producers in urban areas of Tucson and...
This $676,784 Project Grant was awarded on September 15, 2023 by 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). The grant supports a partnership between the University of Missouri Extension (UME) and the community-based organization A Red Circle (ARC) to provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to new and beginning urban and small-scale farmers in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Key services to be delivered include workshops, hands-on classes, farm tours, and one-on-one technical assistance to increase the knowledge and success of approximately 500 Category 1, 2, and 3 new and beginning farmers over the 3-year grant period. ARC will receive 29% of the federal funds to assist with culturally appropriate curriculum development and delivery of the educational programs, with 40% of participants being socially disadvantaged and 35% military veterans, including 10% with disabilities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $676.8k | 9/7/23 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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C000835991S | A Red Circle | Project Grant 20234940040883 | $196.2k | 11/16/23 |