Project Grant CLSS00000074736

The Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA), a non-profit organization in California, has been awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the USDA's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311). The funding will be used to provide training, technical assistance, and affordable access to resources for 100 beginning, socially disadvantaged organic farm businesses over a 3-year period from September 2023 to September 2026. Key activities include: Delivering a 1-year...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) provides $750,000 to Florida A&M University (FAMU) to address the challenges faced by socially disadvantaged and limited-resource farmers and ranchers in rural Florida. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: (a) establish an apprenticeship system that provides targeted training...

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,...

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 Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund Inc. will receive $750,000 through a three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to cooperatively mentor new and beginning farmers and ranchers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina for regional markets. The grant funds the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), which aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and...

The California State University Fresno Foundation will provide outreach and assistance services to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in California through a $750,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach. Funded under the USDA's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA #10.443), the Foundation will deliver monthly workshops and forums from September 2022...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $748,534 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) grant to Plant It Forward, a non-profit organization. The 3-year project aims to provide new American beginning farmers and ranchers with opportunities for learning and skill development in business management, vegetable production, and sustainable agriculture practices. Key activities include developing and delivering short...

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 SR1 organization will provide community farming education and training services to 70 beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers in central Mississippi under a $312,500 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant falls under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), which aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and succeed in agricultural enterprises. Specifically, SR1's Community Oriented...

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...