The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Empresas La Ceba, Inc. under the Value-Added Producer Grants program (CFDA 10.352). The grant will support the development of persistent poverty agricultural product markets in Puerto Rico through September 2024. Specifically, the funding will help Empresas La Ceba, Inc. enter into value-added activities related to processing and marketing bio-based agricultural products. The goal is to generate new product...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to E&D Herbs Medicine Natural Products LLC through the Value-Added Producer Grants program (CFDA 10.352). The two-year grant will support the company's efforts to develop agricultural product markets in Puerto Rico by helping producers engage in value-added processing and marketing of bio-based goods. Specifically, the funding will allow E&D Herbs Medicine Natural Products LLC to generate new value-added...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Value-Added Producer Grants program (CFDA 10.352) to Nestor Reyes Farm & Associates Inc. on Sep 20, 2023. The grant will fund the development and expansion of value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of bio-based, value-added agricultural products from Puerto Rico over a 2-year period ending Sep 20, 2025. The award aims to generate new products, create and...
The Rural Business Cooperative Services, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $250,000 Value-Added Producer Grant (CFDA 10.352) to Ganaderos Borges Inc. in Naguabo, Puerto Rico on September 25, 2024. The grant supports Ganaderos Borges Inc., a for-profit agricultural producer, in developing and expanding value-added processing and marketing activities for their agricultural products. Eligible activities under this program include feasibility studies, business...
This $243,313 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Value-Added Producer Grants (CFDA 10.352) program supports the development and expansion of value-added agricultural product processing and marketing activities by the awardee, Velez, Javier dba Bananera Buenos Aires, located in Puerto Rico. The funding will enable the awardee to generate new products, create marketing opportunities, and increase...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Loyd Sanabria Hernandez, doing business as Hacienda Santa Fe, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant funding will support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems in Puerto Rico over a 2-year period from September 2023 to September 2025. This includes activities to strengthen direct...
This Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was made on Sep 26, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The funding supports the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems in Puerto Rico through Apiarios Caraballo Corp, a for-profit agricultural business. The project aims to increase access to locally and regionally produced agricultural products by...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Asociacion De Productores De Farinaceos Del Este Inc. under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). FMLFPP supports the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems through competitive grants that help producers participate in farmers markets, community-supported agriculture programs, and other direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities. This...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $741,394 Project Grant to the Hispanic-American Institute Inc. on September 29, 2023 under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program. The funding will enable the Hispanic-American Institute to provide assistance to farmers and ranchers in Puerto Rico, helping them to develop and sustain resilient, climate-friendly agricultural and forestry operations. Key services to be...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $299,990 to Corporacion Juvenil Para El Desarrollo De Comunidades Sostenibles through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935) to develop viable and sustainable enterprises through educational training and technical support workshops. The project grant will enable new and beginning farmers, ranchers, students, and other community members in Puerto Rico to increase income and...