This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $749,621.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (OASDFR) program (CFDA 10.443). The funding will support the Michigan Integrated Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS), a non-profit organization, in delivering peer-to-peer support networks, USDA program navigation assistance, marketing support, and farm business management and...
The Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded a $748,148 Project Grant to Adelante Center For Entrepreneurship through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The grant will provide training and certification in urban farm systems setup, operations, food handling, sustainable packaging, marketing, and distribution to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in Illinois from September...
This three-year, $746,424 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) will support the development of a farmer mentorship program focused on beginning food-grade grain farmers. The Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and two other nonprofit farmer support organizations will create 30 mentor-mentee pairs between beginning farmers and experienced grain farmers, reserving one-third of...
World Farmers, Inc. was awarded a $749,810 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers federal grant program (CFDA 10.443). The grant aims to build the capacity of small-scale farmers in areas such as market access, food safety, production, and resource access to establish viable small farm businesses eligible for USDA programs. Specifically, World Farmers, Inc....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded a $679,494 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) federal grant program. The grant was awarded to the Camp C.a.r.v.e.r. Institute, a minority-owned non-profit organization, to assist socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in Kansas and Missouri. The funding will be used to provide education, training, technical...
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....
This $750,000 Project Grant was awarded 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. The grant will support All Farmers, Inc., a non-profit organization, in working with peer teachers in BIPOC refugee and immigrant farmer communities in Springfield, Massachusetts to bring innovative, climate-resilient farming strategies and improve access to USDA...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443) provides $687,176 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) to connect socially disadvantaged veteran farmers and ranchers (SDVFRs) to agricultural resources, support systems, and funding opportunities. The 3-year grant will enable UMES to develop and implement a farm incubator training program focused on land...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach provides $483,433 to the Cooperative Development Institute, Inc. to deliver outreach, training, technical assistance, and networking opportunities under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The award period is from September 29, 2022 to September 28, 2025. Specifically, the Cooperative Development Institute, Inc. will leverage...
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;...