To provide technical assistance for underserved farmers in puerto rico to improve relationships with USDA, strengthen agricultural businesses, to provide assistance in conservation planning and…

This $750,000 Project Grant award 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, aims to provide technical assistance to underserved farmers in Puerto Rico. The grant's objectives are to improve relationships between these farmers and the USDA, strengthen their agricultural businesses, offer assistance in conservation planning and recordkeeping practices, and build resilience when facing natural and climate-related disasters. The award recipient, Rural Coalition, is a minority-owned, non-profit organization with extensive experience in delivering these types of technical assistance and capacity-building services to underserved farming communities across the United States and its territories.

To provide technical assistance for underserved farmers in puerto rico to improve relationships with USDA, strengthen agricultural businesses, to provide assistance in conservation planning and recordkeeping practices with an emphasis on risk management and conservation strategies to build resilience when facing natural and climate related disasters.