Project Grant AM170100XXXXG140

The International Research and Exchanges Board Inc., doing business as IREX, was awarded a $6.7 million cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (19.415) program. The award supports IREX's Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program through May 31, 2024. Under the award, IREX will deliver entrepreneurial leadership curriculum, events, and...

The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) will provide technical assistance, training, and support to 800 farmers in North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina under a $929,791.57 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The goals of ASAP's "Building Recovery and Resilience of Southern Appalachian Farms through Direct Sales" project are to help regional farmers recover from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by...

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF) will use a $940,521 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to improve the reach and effectiveness of the Veggie Van Training Center (VVTC) and Mobile Market Coalition (MMC) through September 2024. The VVTC and MMC work to expand access to locally grown foods in underserved communities through mobile markets. RF will create a...

The Recipe for Success Foundation (RFS) received a $374,980 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand farmers markets and increase fresh food access in underserved areas of Houston, Texas. RFS will use the three-year award ending September 2024 to hire a program manager and public relations firm to develop promotional materials and recruit urban farmers and food producers...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) to launch the Innovation in Action Challenge Fund (INNOVACTION 2.0). INNOVACTION 2.0 will provide business training to hundreds of youth throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to create youth-led entrepreneurship initiatives that support reducing environmental impacts, climate risks, emissions, and energy use. YABT...

The Petaluma People Services Center will receive $1,009,380.97 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to increase direct-to-consumer sales opportunities for local producers in Northern California. The project aims to reduce barriers to farmers market participation for underrepresented demographic groups and increase both the number of transactions and total sales for vendors. Specific activities include...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $256,284 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Reap Food Group Inc. to design and pilot a wholesale farm fresh atlas and wholesale-ready program. The atlas and program aim to increase sales from small- and medium-scale farmers in Southern Wisconsin to institutional buyers by establishing a digital wholesale directory and building readiness support for farmers interested in scaling up...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Conference in 2025. This award is funded under the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports cultural, educational, professional, and scientific exchanges to promote mutual understanding and advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Through this Cooperative Agreement, Cultural...

The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Kingston & Ulster County, Inc. was awarded a $291,407 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This funding supports the YMCA's efforts to introduce high school students in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley region to educational opportunities and career pathways in natural resource conservation and sustainable agriculture. The...

The Yankee Fishermen's Cooperative will receive $772,753.40 through September 2024 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The Cooperative will work with New Hampshire Community Seafood to address the aging commercial fishing workforce in New England through expanding regional market access and increasing the viability of fishing businesses that serve local markets. Key initiatives include...