Project Grant AO212501X443G023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Community Partners, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization. The funding will be used over a 3-year period to assist Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers and ranchers with land tenure issues, address language barriers, and provide awareness of available USDA resources and programs....

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $524,040 cooperative agreement to Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, Inc. to provide outreach and training services for beginning Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers in New England. The award will support projects under NIFA's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) between September 15, 2022 and September 14, 2025. As the primary goal of the BFRDP is to help beginning and...

The California State University Fresno Foundation will provide outreach and assistance services to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in California through a $750,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach. Funded under the USDA's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA #10.443), the Foundation will deliver monthly workshops and forums from September 2022...

This Project Grant award of $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach was provided under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) federal grant program. The award will fund a 3-year project led by the non-profit organization All Farmers, Inc. to work with peer teachers in BIPOC refugee and immigrant farmer communities in Springfield, Massachusetts. The project aims to bring innovative,...

The Alabama A&M University will provide outreach and assistance services to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in Alabama through September 2028 under a $750,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach. The services aim to empower program participants and build more resilient farms through increased involvement in financial education, estate planning, experienced-based training, and collaborative mentoring programs. These...

This $711,411 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program will provide training, on-site farm visits, direct financial support, and market access opportunities to help BIPOC specialty crop farmers in Minnesota increase their growing and wholesale capacity. The grant recipient, The Good Acre, is a Minnesota-based nonprofit food hub that has received multiple...

The Alabama State Association of Cooperatives (ASAC) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach. The funding will support ASAC's provision of education and technical assistance to African American farmers and rural residents in a 20-county area of Alabama's Black Belt region from September 2022 through September 2025. The award is being made through the USDA's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and...

The Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to Wsbz Farms through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The grant will advance farming, workforce development, and economic growth opportunities for socially disadvantaged farmers and youth, Black and low-income individuals within Arkansas' Pulaski and Lonoke counties from September 2022 through September 2025. The overall...

The Ohio Ecological Food And Farm Association will provide $547,846 in education, technical assistance, and networking support services to socially disadvantaged farmers in Ohio through September 2025 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach. Funded through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program, this award aims to improve beneficiaries' ability to own and operate viable farms utilizing...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach has awarded a $723,304 three-year Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Khuba International, Inc., a non-profit organization in Ithaca, New York. The grant will provide on-farm education and training for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and veteran farmers in New York to learn about food production strategies,...