The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative, a small minority-owned agricultural cooperative in Mississippi, a $630,300 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The 3-year grant, awarded on Sep 29, 2023, will fund the delivery of education, training, technical assistance, and research-based information to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, veteran farmers 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 Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded Dreaming Out Loud Inc. $749,994 under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers federal grant program (CFDA 10.443) to leverage organizational supply chain aggregation capacity and technical assistance to increase the wholesale readiness of socially and economically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (SDFRs) to participate as vendors in Department of Labor food hubs. The goal of...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach has awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Harvest For The Hungry, Inc. The three-year grant, effective from September 27, 2024 to September 26, 2027, will fund the creation of equitable and inclusive programs and services for socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers in Tri-County, Texas. The project aims to impart...
The Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to First Nations Development Institute to advance agribusiness and ecological stewardship in the Southwest region of the United States. The grant funding will support projects and services aligned with the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443) between September 2021 through September 2024. The overall goal of the 2501 Program is to...
This federal Project Grant award of $624,736.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program will assist socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers (SDVFRs) by implementing strategies for farm sustainability. The key products and services to be delivered include: providing on-farm financial and non-financial sustainability support;...
The Mississippi Minority Farmers Alliance Inc. was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach on September 29, 2022 to educate and distribute research-based information to underserved program participants through September 28, 2025. The goal of this funding from the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program is to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, veteran...
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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Foodshed Cooperative Inc. (dba Foodshed Inc.), a minority-owned, for-profit organization located in San Diego, California. The grant will fund the provision of training and technical assistance, in both English and Spanish, to underserved and veteran farmers and ranchers in...
The Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative was awarded a $763,800 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in six Mississippi Delta counties. Over three years, Tri-County and its collaborators will deliver educational and hands-on training activities to at least...