Project Grant GLSX0002011648

The California Center For Cooperation Development (CCCD) was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (RCDG, CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will support CCCD's efforts to improve economic conditions for minority agricultural producers in California through technical assistance for startup, expansion, and operational improvement of rural cooperatives and mutually-owned...

The Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will assist minority agricultural producers in Mississippi through services aimed at improving economic conditions in rural areas. Specifically, the Cooperative will use the funding to provide startup, expansion or operational support to rural cooperatives and...

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 Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded Fondo De Inversion Y Desarrollo Cooperativo Inc., a minority-owned Hispanic American community development corporation, a $100,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) on July 6, 2023. This 2-year Project Grant aims to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities in Puerto Rico. The...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the Democracy At Work Institute through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will support the Democracy At Work Institute's efforts to assist minority agricultural producers in California through the provision of technical assistance and training services aimed at addressing persistent poverty. The Rural Cooperative Development Grants program aims to improve...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $250,000 Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Project Grant to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned, non-profit organization based in Puerto Rico. The grant, with a period of performance from September 2024 to September 2026, will support PDC's efforts to enhance the capacity of nonprofit, private, and public organizations to improve housing, community facilities, and economic development projects in rural...

This $750,000 federal Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program. The grant will provide technical assistance to underserved farmers in Puerto Rico to improve their relationships with USDA, strengthen their agricultural businesses, and offer support in conservation planning and recordkeeping practices with an emphasis on risk...

The California Center for Cooperative Development (CCCD) received a $175,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant program (CFDA 10.871). This grant supports CCCD in providing technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and cooperative development services across California. Key services delivered through this funding include cooperative business startup...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services has awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771) to MS MIN Farmers Alliance Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization in Mississippi. The grant funding will be used by the Alliance to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, business planning, and other services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement of rural...

The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The overall goal of the grant is to improve access to capital programs and services for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (SDFRs). CDFA will partner with the National Association of State...