Project Grant AO202501X443G014

De Hoyos Farm LLC (operating as Siembra La Tierra) received a $250,000 Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services, effective September 19, 2025, with a completion date of September 19, 2027. Under this Project Grant (CFDA 10.352), the awardee will develop and expand value-added processing and/or marketing activities for agricultural products, transitioning raw agricultural commodities into higher-value processed goods. As...

This $750,000 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 farmers in Puerto Rico. The project will help diversify their operations with beekeeping, shade fruit trees, and increased yields for coffee farms. This supports long-term ecological stability of coffee farms and mitigates the negative effects of climate...

The Nuestras Raices Inc. was awarded a $490,608.40 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the "PARATE AQUI MERCADO (STOP HERE MARKET)" initiative, which aims to increase access to locally grown, culturally relevant foods in Holyoke, MA through expanding direct producer-to-consumer markets. Key activities to be undertaken include launching Nuestras Raices' LA...

Federal Grant Award Summary La Finca De Abuelo Miguel Inc. (operating as Finca Pastoreo) received a $173,806 Project Grant from the Rural Business Cooperative Services, administered under the Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG) program (CFDA 10.352), with an award date of September 19, 2025, and completion date of September 19, 2027. This award supports the awardee's efforts to develop and expand value-added agricultural processing and marketing activities in Puerto Rico. The VAPG program...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $299,990 to Corporacion Juvenil Para El Desarrollo De Comunidades Sostenibles through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935) to develop viable and sustainable enterprises through educational training and technical support workshops. The project grant will enable new and beginning farmers, ranchers, students, and other community members in Puerto Rico to increase income and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $741,394 Project Grant to the Hispanic-American Institute Inc. on September 29, 2023 under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program. The funding will enable the Hispanic-American Institute to provide assistance to farmers and ranchers in Puerto Rico, helping them to develop and sustain resilient, climate-friendly agricultural and forestry operations. Key services to be...

This federal Project Grant award of $749,907.00, provided 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, will address challenges faced by farmers and ranchers in Puerto Rico. The award will fund workshops and training in farm and ranch management, agricultural practices, business and financial planning, marketing strategies, and access to USDA grants and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Value-Added Producer Grants program (CFDA 10.352) to Nestor Reyes Farm & Associates Inc. on Sep 20, 2023. The grant will fund the development and expansion of value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of bio-based, value-added agricultural products from Puerto Rico over a 2-year period ending Sep 20, 2025. The award aims to generate new products, create and...

Federal Grant Award Summary William J Gonzalez Vargas, operating as Hidroponicos William, received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) on August 27, 2025. The award, which extends through August 27, 2027, supports the awardee's value-added agricultural producer initiative in Puerto Rico. Under this federal grant program administered by the U.S. Department of...

This $140,250 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) supports Envirosurvey Inc., a Puerto Rico-based minority-owned non-profit organization, in implementing operational field strategies to promote habitat connectivity between remnant mature native forests and surrounding agricultural landscapes. The key objectives and activities include: 1) Identifying at least 5 coffee plantation properties...