Project Grant 20246702442620
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Auburn University received a $591,500 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, with an award date of March 1, 2026, and completion date of February 28, 2030. The grant supports research addressing clouded title issues—a multibillion-dollar socioeconomic problem affecting thousands of families, particularly in persistent poverty regions of the...
- This $707,787 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443) will support The American Farmland Trust in providing Latino agricultural producers with improved access to USDA technical and financial assistance resources, financial literacy training, and risk management tools. Key services to be delivered over the 3-year grant period include supporting access to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Rural South Institute received a $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (CFDA 10.443), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2028. The award supports experiential education and mentorship initiatives designed to facilitate farmers of color's access to U.S. Department of Agriculture...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $749,689 Project Grant under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) to Renewing Countryside II on September 1, 2021 for completion by August 31, 2024. The grant will support the "Expanding Integrated Solutions to Achieve Farmland Access for New Farmers" project, led by Renewing Countryside II in partnership with Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service and Practical...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Community Partners, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization. The funding will be used over a 3-year period to assist Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers and ranchers with land tenure issues, address language barriers, and provide awareness of available USDA resources and programs....
- This $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program is intended to assist socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers in Mississippi in owning and operating farm businesses, as well as engaging youth in agricultural programs. The grant recipient, SR1 (doing business as Scientific Research), is a minority-owned non-profit...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Kentucky Research Foundation received a $634,331 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, effective December 15, 2025 through December 14, 2028. The project addresses rural economic development and housing market dynamics through analysis of federal administrative microdata. The research will identify characteristics of urban-to-rural...
- The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, operating as State University AG/TECH College of Cobleskill, received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (CFDA 10.443). The award, effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2028, funds comprehensive technical assistance, education, and training services...
- This $749,335 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program on September 29, 2023, will fund Foodshed Capital to provide financial literacy, bookkeeping and accounting, lending readiness, and long-term business viability training to BIPOC farmers. This will include instruction on climate-smart farming practices and accessing USDA programs. Foodshed Capital, a Community...
- This $750,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program. The grant will support All Farmers, Inc., a non-profit organization, in working with peer teachers in BIPOC refugee and immigrant farmer communities in Springfield, Massachusetts to bring innovative, climate-resilient farming strategies and improve access to USDA...
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HISTORICAL DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES AND PRESENT-DAY PERSISTENT RURAL POVERTY. UNDERSTANDING THIS CONNECTION IS FOUNDATIONAL TO CRAFTING EFFECTIVE PRESENT-DAY RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY THAT WOULD UNDUE THESE LEGACY EFFECTS. THIS SEED GRANT WILL COLLECT AND LONGITUDINALLY LINK DATA IN PREPARATION FOR APPLYING FOR A FUTURE STANDARD GRANT SUBMISSION FROM AFRI. CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SEED GRANTS, THIS WORK WILL THUS NOT FUND A STAND-ALONE PROJECT, BUT RATHER A PROJECT THAT WILL LEAD TO FURTHER WORK APPLICABLE TO THE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AFRI PROGRAM AREA. SPECIFICALLY, THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS SEED GRANT IS TO SPUR RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH BY DEVELOPING A DATA FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH-BASED KNOWLEDGE OF, AND THEREBY SUPPORT FOR, RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO MINORITIZED ETHNIC AND/OR RACIAL AND GENDER GROUPS. NEW, RESEARCHER-CONSTRUCTED DATASETS WILL BE FREELY RELEASED TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY TO FURTHER RESEARCH INTO OUTCOMES FOR MINORITIZED POPULATIONS IN RURAL AREAS.TO DEVELOP SPECIFIC RESEARCH QUESTIONS FROM INITIAL DATA TO BE ANSWERED THROUGH THE SUBMISSION OF A STANDARD GRANT PROJECT, THIS SEED GRANT WILL PROCEED IN THREE STEPS: (1) ENHANCE THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE HISTORICAL ADMINISTRATIVE BEHAVIOR OF FMHA AND FCA BY INVESTIGATING AND DIGITIZING RECORDS AT THE U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (NARA); (2) WEB-SCRAPE PUBLIC ONLINE HISTORICAL RECORDS TO DEVELOP A DATASET OF THE HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF FMHA AND FCA LOANS; (3) DEVELOP INTERGENERATIONAL (AND LONGITUDINAL) LINKAGES USING RESTRICTED-ACCESS MICRODATA FROM MULTIPLE FEDERAL AGENCIES.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 6/2/26 | ||
| Not listed | $300.0k | 7/10/24 |