Project Grant 90ZR0082

The International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City, Utah will receive $632,419 through September 2025 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant funding will support the IRC's "New American Farmers and Culinary Entrepreneurs Cultivating Local Value-Chains in Utah" project. The project aims to increase revenues and market options for local farmers and value-added food producers through cultivating local food supply chains in...

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...

The International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City (IRC SLC) will provide urban farming and food justice initiatives for new American youth through its Youth, Agriculture, Livestock and Leadership Program (Y'ALL) Project. Funded by a $755,828 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects (CFP) federal grant program, the Y'ALL Project will engage 68 new American youth through September 2025. Specifically, IRC...

This $749,997 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, aims to assist socially disadvantaged new American farmers and youth in Salt Lake County, Utah, and South King County, Washington. The grant will help these underserved agricultural communities gain skills in recordkeeping, financial planning, and credit access, while...

This federal Project Grant award of $312,500.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) aims to expand marketing and sales opportunities for refugee and immigrant farmers in Kansas City through the New Roots program. The New Roots program, managed by Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas in partnership with Cultivate KC, provides a 4-year farmer training and incubator farm for refugees and...

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 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 $748,038 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. The grant will support the Cultivate NYC initiative, which aims to bring together stakeholders across New York City's food system to address food insecurity and foster understanding of national trends. The funding period is from November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2026 for the...

This $749,997 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.311 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program) supports the "New Roots in Arizona" initiative led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a non-profit organization. The grant will help 100 socially disadvantaged beginning farmers in Arizona overcome barriers to success, including lack of resources, low financial literacy, inadequate training, and...

The International Rescue Committee, Inc. was awarded a $1.9 million cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa (CFDA 19.517) program. The agreement will support increasing access to services for Sudanese refugees in Ajuong Thok and Pamir refugee camps and in Pariang County, South Sudan from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. As a key partner of international organizations in Africa,...