Project Grant CLSS00000066721

The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The overall goal of the grant is to improve access to capital programs and services for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (SDFRs). CDFA will partner with the National Association of State...

The Value-Added Agriculture Development Center Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 23, 2022 through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (RCDG, CFDA #10.771). The grant will support the Center's work to improve economic conditions in rural South Dakota through September 2023 by assisting individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or improving the operations of rural cooperatives and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Circle B Farms LLC $132,495 under the Value-Added Producer Grants program on September 6, 2022. This Project Grant will support the company's efforts to develop value-added agricultural products and expand marketing opportunities through September 6, 2023. The Value-Added Producer Grants program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA #10.352, aims to help agricultural producers enter value-added activities...

This $734,637 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CFDA 10.443: Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program) is funding Goodwill of Colorado to provide skills training, mentoring, and support to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers. The goal is to help these underserved populations establish successful agricultural operations and improve their participation in USDA programs through intensive...

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 Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Value-Added Producer Grant (CFDA 10.352) to Red Door Family Farm LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, on September 20, 2023. The grant funding will support the development and expansion of value-added agricultural processing and marketing activities related to the company's bio-based, value-added products. The project aims to generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities, and...

The Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Inc. was awarded a $654,084 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach on September 28, 2021 to improve access to comprehensive training, resources, and opportunities in dairy farming and USDA programs for socially disadvantaged beginning farmers. The grant funding will support the overall goals of the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443) to encourage and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $250,000 Value-Added Producer Grant to Stepladder Farmstead Creamery, LLC on September 16, 2022. The grant funding will support Stepladder Farmstead Creamery's efforts to enter into value-added dairy product marketing and processing under the CFDA 10.352 Value-Added Producer Grants program. Specifically, the company plans to use the grant to generate new dairy products, create and expand marketing opportunities for its value-added...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Value-Added Producer Grant (CFDA 10.352) to County Rail Farm LLC on September 7, 2023. This Project Grant will support the development and expansion of value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of bio-based, value-added agricultural products. The funding aims to generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities, and increase producer income for this agricultural...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant on September 20, 2023 to William H Jordan Farm, LLC under the Value-Added Producer Grants program (CFDA 10.352). The grant funds will support the development and expansion of value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of bio-based, value-added agricultural products. The project aims to generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities, and increase producer...