Project Grant CLSS00000070790

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Boldly Grown Farm, LLC a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) on September 13, 2022. The two-year grant will support Boldly Grown Farm in developing, coordinating, and expanding local and regional food systems. As part of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), FMLFPP aims to strengthen local and regional food business enterprises through competitive grants. This award will allow...

The California Farmlink organization will receive $749,425 through September 2021 to August 2024 from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. California Farmlink will provide business education, technical assistance, and a professional referral network to at least 650 beginning farmers and ranchers. The goal is to improve profitability and generate net worth through coaching farmers to...

The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) was awarded a $645,750 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to operate Regional Farmer-Led Education and Training Hubs. The grant period is from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. Through partnerships with Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service, Angelic Organics Learning Center, local Soil & Water...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Cowpots, LLC a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) on September 20, 2022. The grant will support Cowpots' efforts to develop, coordinate and expand local and regional food systems through September 2024. As part of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), FMLFPP aims to support the development of local and regional food systems through competitive grants. The funding will allow...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $188,274 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Wrong Direction Farm LLC, a for-profit limited liability company specializing in regenerative and organic farming practices. The grant, spanning from September 22, 2023 to September 22, 2025, will support the development, coordination, and expansion of Wrong Direction Farm's local and regional food system through...

The Arkansas Land and Community Development Corporation (ALCDC) will provide training and technical assistance to new and existing beginning farmers and ranchers in 42 counties across rural Arkansas under a $478,854 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant funding supports the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), which aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and improve their success in farming,...

Caprock Distributors LLC received a $236,500 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on January 13, 2021 to support local and regional food system development efforts through January 13, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), a component of the USDA's Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). As outlined in the CFDA 10.175 program description, funding will support the coordination and expansion of...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Black Dog Farm LLC a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) on September 22, 2022. The two-year grant will support Black Dog Farm's efforts to develop, coordinate and expand local and regional food systems in Montana through September 2024. As part of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), FMLFPP aims to support the development of local and regional food systems through...

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 Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) will receive $629,204 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach. The grant is part of the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443), which aims to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as well as veteran farmers and ranchers and beginning farmers and ranchers, with owning and operating farms and ranches...