Project Grant 20237002841283

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.525) will provide $2,396,144 to the National Young Farmers Coalition, Inc. to enhance and expand an existing network of service providers focused on advancing the mental, emotional, social, and financial health of agricultural producers, workers, and their families across the Northeastern...

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture was awarded $559,606 under the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.525) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Funding will sustain and expand the Nebraska Rural Response Hotline's free behavioral health counseling voucher program for individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations. Administered by Legal Aid of Nebraska, the Hotline...

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture was awarded a $559,606 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Competitive Grants Program (FRSAN CGP) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The grant funding will support the development of several programs by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to expand existing efforts in the state addressing farmer stress, mental health, and suicide prevention....

This $109,142.01 Project Grant award was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.525). The funding will support the University of Tennessee's UT Agriculture Extensions Service in promoting resources developed under previous rounds of FRSAN program grants. This includes operating a hotline that provides crisis intervention and case management services for...

Under a $1.3 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), the American Farmland Trust will deliver a suite of training, demonstration projects, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities to support adoption of climate-smart farming practices by small and mid-scale underserved agricultural producers in Washington, Oregon, and California. Over three years, the Trust will collaborate...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program provides $300,000 to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, doing business as the University of Nebraska, to design and prototype a hybrid broadband communication system and intelligent animal identification algorithms for livestock management in rural communities. The project aims to address the...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) will fund the Northeast Kentucky Substance Use Response Coalition's planning efforts for a Rural Health Network Development project focused on suicide prevention. The key products and services to be delivered include: Expanding access to healthcare...

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign received a $2,403,856 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.525). The award will fund the creation and expansion of the North Central Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Center, which aims to provide stress management and mental health resources and services to agricultural producers,...

This three-year, $746,176 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) will fund the Regional Resilience: An Integrated Approach to New Farmer Training in the Chesapeake project. Delivered by Future Harvest Inc. from Cockeysville, Maryland, this project aims to strengthen and diversify the new farmer pipeline across the Chesapeake region through integrated in-person and online farmer...

This $381,173 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311), will train 500 beginning farmers in New Hampshire to become climate-ready and reduce their risk of crop and animal losses. The grant will focus on developing emergency response plans, connecting farmers with programs for climate-smart practices, and training on recordkeeping, pest management, food safety, and other agriculture techniques to minimize...