Project Grant AO192501X443G020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $385,271 Project Grant under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) to the Women, Food And Agriculture Network, a woman-owned non-profit organization. Through this 3-year award, the Network will coordinate mentoring relationships, training opportunities, and farm-sitting services to support beginning and intermediate women farmers in the Midwest region (IA, WI, IL, MN,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Cooperative Extension Service (CFDA 10.500) program provides $237,890 to Purdue University to adapt and implement a 9-week "Families Tackling Tough Times Together" (FT) program to build resilience skills for families in the aftermath of disasters. The key objectives are to: (1) identify the unique needs of families post-disaster, (2) tailor the existing FT...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program provides $300,000 to the University of Nebraska to enhance the state's Extension program's ability to facilitate connections, leverage educational resources, and provide outreach to address recovery needs and strengthen the resilience of individuals, families, communities, and rural producers following extreme...

This $750,000 federal project grant awarded by the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) will fund a collaborative effort led by the North Coast Growers Association (NCGA) and its partners to support beginning farmers and ranchers in California's Humboldt and Del Norte counties. The project will create a new 15-month Climate Resilient Farmer Training Program and provide...

The Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) received a $192,816 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). RAFI-USA will develop eight new Community Supported Agriculture partnerships between small-scale farmers from its Farmers of Color Network and North Carolina churches over two years. Each partnership will create a direct producer-to-consumer market...

The Community Alliance With Family Farmers (CAFF) will provide cooperative aggregation and sales coordination services to small and socially disadvantaged farmers in Central California through a $723,740 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. Under the grant, CAFF will activate multilingual partnerships to help farmers collectively aggregate and sell produce to diverse buyers through a farmer-led aggregation model. Technical assistance,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) provides $649,935 to Rooted Farmers, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged, woman-owned business, to further develop and test its online platform that provides market access and operational support for small and mid-sized farms. The Rooted Farmers platform...

This three-year, $746,176 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) will fund the Regional Resilience: An Integrated Approach to New Farmer Training in the Chesapeake project. Delivered by Future Harvest Inc. from Cockeysville, Maryland, this project aims to strengthen and diversify the new farmer pipeline across the Chesapeake region through integrated in-person and online farmer...

The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) was awarded a $645,750 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to operate Regional Farmer-Led Education and Training Hubs. The grant period is from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. Through partnerships with Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service, Angelic Organics Learning Center, local Soil & Water...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $694,789 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to Global Growers Network, Incorporated, a woman-owned nonprofit organization. This award supports Global Growers Network's efforts to partner with diverse populations, primarily refugees and immigrants, to grow fresh food for their families and local marketplaces in Georgia. The funding enables Global Growers Network to provide a range of...