Project Grant 90ZR0071

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...

This $749,923 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee farming incubators to provide more effective training and technical assistance (T&TA) for their participants. The key objectives are to: 1) create a community of practice among the incubator participants, 2) develop and teach new approaches for adult...

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 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...

Refugee & Immigrant Self Empowerment (RISE) will utilize a $122,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to plan and establish a local food hub. The food hub will aggregate, store, market and distribute produce grown by 15 socially disadvantaged refugee and immigrant farmers currently in RISE's farming program. Working with a food systems consultancy, RISE will conduct...

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...

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 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 International Rescue Committee in Charlottesville, Virginia was awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The three-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the New Roots Refugee Farmer and Consumer Market Expansion Project. This project aims to build the direct-to-consumer marketing capacity of 30 beginning refugee and immigrant farmers, improve operations of Charlottesville's most...

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...