The project is designed to help suppress the migrations of sociallyunderserved, minority, veterans, and farmers and ranchers or sumvfrs inflorida from agriculture by eliminating or mitigating the…

The Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded $750,000 to Florida A&M University through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443) on September 29, 2022.

The three-year project grant will support Florida A&M University's efforts to help suppress the migrations of socially underserved, minority, veterans, and farmers and ranchers (SUMVFRs) in Florida from agriculture. The University will work to eliminate or mitigate factors that cause farms owned by the targeted audience to fail. This aligns with the overall goal of the 2501 Program to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, veteran farmers and ranchers, and beginning farmers and ranchers with owning and operating farms and ranches.

The project is designed to help suppress the migrations of sociallyunderserved, minority, veterans, and farmers and ranchers or sumvfrs inflorida from agriculture by eliminating or mitigating the factors thatcause farms owned by the targeted audience to fail.