This $746,950 federal Project Grant award from 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 will assist socially disadvantaged, veteran, and Native American producers in North Carolina and Georgia. The grant supports a one-stop network platform to provide peer-to-peer technical assistance in areas such as AgrAbility, agricultural entrepreneurship, business and financial planning, resilient and inclusive market access, resilient food supply and nutrition, and business and economic development through workforce training, heirs property retention, and transition services for veterans and youth involvement. The lead awardee is North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, a historically black land-grant institution, which will partner with Wright Industries, LLC, a minority-owned business, to deliver outreach, training, and technical assistance to the target beneficiary groups in the two states.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $747.0k | 9/25/24 |
Grant Number | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort ascending) |
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241241BS | Wright Industries, LLC | Project Grant AO242501X443G030 | $22.6k | 4/17/25 |