Project Grant 7200AA21FA00004

Farming Hope will use a $800,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Community Food Projects (CFP) program to expand its garden-to-table job training program and community food hub operations in San Francisco, California from June 2023 through May 2027. As a non-profit community development organization, Farming Hope will provide a 12-week paid apprenticeship program where individuals learn culinary and food industry job skills...

This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) CFDA 10.331 provides $480,440.00 to Shalom Farms, Inc. to implement a 3-year produce prescription program. Over the 3-year period, the program will serve 3 cohorts of 20 participants each year, providing 12 weeks of active programming followed by 12 weeks of sustained management, coaching, peer support,...

The Shelburne Farms was awarded a $5 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on September 26, 2022 to support local farm to school programs through September 30, 2027. The grant was awarded under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA #10.575), which provides assistance to eligible entities to improve access to local foods in USDA Child Nutrition Programs. Shelburne Farms will implement farm to school programs that connect schools and...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) provides $177,594.00 to Shauna Stephenson of Good Mama Farm located in Montana. The funding supports the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through activities such as supporting farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture, agritourism, online sales platforms, food...

This $160,254 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Housing Preservation Grants program (CFDA 10.433) supports housing rehabilitation and repair services for very low- and low-income rural residents in California. The awardee, Self-Help Home Improvement Project (SHHIP), a non-profit organization based in Redding, California, will use the funds to address substandard housing conditions, enhance living environments, and provide...

World Farmers, Inc. was awarded a $749,548 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to support immigrant and refugee farmers. Over three years, from September 2021 through August 2024, World Farmers will provide customized technical assistance, business development support, and production guidance to 322 immigrant and refugee farmers across 25 countries of origin...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $262,266 Project Grant to Habesha Inc. under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will support Habesha's efforts to accelerate existing and emerging models of urban, indoor, and other agricultural practices that serve multiple farmers or gardeners. Specifically, funding will be used to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service awarded a $634,000 Project Grant under the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.420) to the non-profit organization Self-Help Home Improvement Project (SHHIP) located in Redding, California. The funding will support SHHIP's provision of technical assistance services to very low- and low-income individuals and families in rural areas to enable them to construct their own homes through a self-help method. These...

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 assist socially disadvantaged refugee and immigrant farmers in developing skills to manage and grow their farming operations over a 3-year period from September 2024 to September 2027. Key activities include improving production skills and facilities,...

The Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project (SBFUAP) was awarded a $445,846 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will support SBFUAP's "Edible City Initiative: Activating Sacra" project from September 2022 through September 2025. The project aims to encourage and promote urban agricultural practices in Sacramento,...