Project Grant 90ZR0059

This Project Grant award of $208,962 from the Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach will provide linguistically and culturally appropriate training and technical assistance for refugee farmers operating incubator farm plots at the Global Garden Refugee Training Farm in Illinois. The training will also be available to other refugees interested in learning about vegetable farming in the Midwestern United States. The award supports the goals of the Outreach and Assistance for...

The International Rescue Committee, Inc. will provide technical assistance and training services to 120 socially disadvantaged beginning farmers through a $749,998 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant was awarded on September 1, 2021 under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to support the organization's New Roots and Shoots project through August 31, 2024. The New Roots and Shoots...

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,...

Highline College and five project partners received a three-year, $735,356 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to deliver training and technical assistance to immigrant and refugee farmers in South King County, Washington. The project aims to address barriers faced by socially disadvantaged and limited-resource farmers in starting and growing farm businesses through...

This $312,500 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) supports the New Roots for Refugees program managed by Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas and Cultivate KC. The program provides a 4-year farmer training and incubator farm for refugees and immigrants with agricultural backgrounds to launch their own small farm businesses. The grant aims to expand marketing and...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas a $656,226 project grant under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. The grant will support Catholic Charities' New Roots for Refugees program, which provides training and business incubation services to refugee farmers in Kansas City, Kansas. Specifically, grant funds will be used to expand the program's farm site, provide ongoing support to graduates as they...

The International Rescue Committee Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The goal of this project is to improve food security for refugees and immigrants in Tucson, Arizona through increased access to urban agriculture infrastructure, training, and resources from February 2023 to January 2026. The Urban Agriculture and...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Heartland Communities Inc. a $460,312.50 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2024. The grant funds a Refugee Incubator Farm Project to support 16 Burmese refugee farmers in Northeast Indiana with instruction, interpretive services, and other assistance to establish viable vegetable farms and participate in a cooperative food hub distribution...

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...

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...