Project Grant CLSS00000079957

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 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...

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...

The Texas Agriforestry Small Farmers & Ranchers (TASF&R) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to develop and sustain socially disadvantaged and veteran beginning farmers and ranchers in Texas. The primary goal of the BFRDP is to help beginning farmers and ranchers in the United States enter and/or improve their successes in farming, ranching,...

Fort Lewis College received a $918,174 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to expand the Four Corners Training Network for High Desert Farmers (FCTN). The grant will fund an immersive training experience for beginning and aspiring farmers seeking to establish businesses in high elevation or dry climates, including six summer short courses emphasizing practices for...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $521,480 Project Grant to the San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition (SLV Local Foods Coalition) under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program. This 3-year grant supports the coalition's efforts to provide farm incubation and regenerative agriculture education to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in the San Luis Valley region of Colorado. The funding enables SLV Local Foods...

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...