Project Grant CLSS00000116632

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) on September 27, 2023 to the Value-Added Agriculture Development Center Inc., a South Dakota-based non-profit organization. The funding supports the Center's delivery of technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, business planning, and other capacity-building services to individuals and organizations seeking to establish or enhance rural...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $248,000 Project Grant to Bar L Diamond Inc. on September 20, 2022 under the Value-Added Producer Grants program (CFDA 10.352). The grant will support the company's efforts to develop value-added agricultural product markets in Montana through September 20, 2023. Specifically, Bar L Diamond Inc. will use the funding to generate new bio-based products from agricultural commodities and expand marketing opportunities, with the goals of...

This $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services was awarded on September 14, 2023 under the Value-Added Producer Grants program (CFDA 10.352). The grant supports the agricultural producer Steak Partners, LLC (doing business as Big Bluff Ranch) in developing and expanding value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of bio-based, value-added agricultural products. The grant will fund planning activities such as...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Value-Added Producer Grant (CFDA 10.352) to The Briede Family Vineyards, LLC on September 14, 2023. This Project Grant supports the development and expansion of value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of the company's bio-based, value-added agricultural products, such as wine. The grant aims to help the company generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities, and...

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...

This $250,000.00 Project Grant was awarded on Sep 13, 2023 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 grant funding will support the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers in California over a 24-month period. Planned initiatives...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach has awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) to provide technical assistance to Latino, Asian, and Tribal farmers in California. The grant funding will support CARCD's efforts to deliver personalized business advising, land access and lease...

The Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) is a federal Project Grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services. This $199,900 grant, awarded on August 19, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 19, 2027, supports a minority-owned, non-profit organization, A Community Development Financial Institution Pacific Northwest Tribal Lending, located in Bellingham, Washington. The funding will enable the organization to deliver...