Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** project title:strengthening…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** project title:strengthening capacities to provide more effective training and technical assistance.overall goal: strengthen capacities of refugee farming incubators to provide more effective t & TA for their participants, who in turn will farm more successfully.objectives:1:create a community of practice (COP) among participants.2:develop and teach novel, comprehensive approaches for adult education and refugee audience communications.3:expand refugee-appropriate t & TA resources for use by providers and beginning farmers.4:have 50+ refugee incubators access farmer t & TA resourcesoutcomes:incubator staff engage in peer-to-peer learning and sharing.refugee incubators integrate project resources into their t & TA materials.incubators report significant improvements in training and t & TA skills.20+ incubators integrate our new resources to improve their t & TA content.hundreds of farmers and farmer trainers access our online training materials.40+ rfips use best practices appropriate for education, training and technical assistance.collaborators:trainers:international rescue committee (IRC) NYC; IRC charlottesville, VA: lutheran services of iowa, catholic charities of northern kansas.training recipients:20 refugee incubators: include above partners; IRC tucson, AZ; sacramento, CA; seattle, WA; charlottesville, VA; salt lake city, UT; cultivate kansas city. Ten of 20 new incubator applicants will also participate.