The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $2.2M, 15-month project grant under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for agriculture interventions to mitigate the impact of livestock diseases in Zimbabwe. This award will fund FAO's delivery of critical products and services to strengthen resilience in Zimbabwe's food system, including emergency humanitarian assistance,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $174,946 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.871) to the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF), a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance and support for the development of agricultural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in rural communities. The funding enables CDF to assist individuals and businesses with establishing, expanding, or operationally improving rural...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS), provides $9,700,000.00 in funding under the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (CFDA 10.618) to the U.S. Dairy Export Council. The award, effective December 23, 2024 through September 30, 2030, supports the Council's approved market development activities intended to foster expanded exports and market diversification for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The program...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative, a small minority-owned agricultural cooperative in Mississippi, a $630,300 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The 3-year grant, awarded on Sep 29, 2023, will fund the delivery of education, training, technical assistance, and research-based information to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, veteran farmers and...
The Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will assist minority agricultural producers in Mississippi through services aimed at improving economic conditions in rural areas. Specifically, the Cooperative will use the funding to provide startup, expansion or operational support to rural cooperatives and...
The United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded United Farmers USA Inc. a $350,000 cooperative agreement under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (CFDA 10.913) from February 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. The purpose of the award was to establish high tunnel sites in poverty-stricken areas of South Carolina to limit conversion of important farmland and provide funding to eligible entities to purchase conservation easements. Under the...
This $31,392,529 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Food for Progress (CFDA 10.606) program to Land O'Lakes Venture37, a non-profit organization, to introduce and expand food resources in Lesotho. The funding supports agricultural development activities focused on improving poultry production and strengthening the overall agricultural sector. Key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) Providing technical...
The U.S. Agency for International Development awarded a $2.7 million Project Grant to the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas federal grant program (CFDA 98.001) to support implementation of its Agriculture, ERMS and WASH program entitled "Enhancing Recovery and Resilience in Communities" in Zimbabwe from August 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022. The program will deliver agriculture, emergency relief and water,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant to Stepladder Farmstead Creamery, LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged for-profit limited liability company. The grant will support Stepladder Farmstead Creamery in providing training and facilitation services to beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers seeking to form agricultural cooperatives. This federal grant award, effective...
This federal 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, provides $692,291 to the Rhode Island Association of Conservation Districts (RIACD) to deliver foundational services for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (SDFRs) in Rhode Island. The funded activities include utilizing mapping techniques to identify potential...