Project Grant GLSX0002266639

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 Federation of Southern Cooperatives / Land Assistance Fund Inc. was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771). The grant, with a performance period from August 12, 2024, to August 12, 2026, will fund the organization's efforts to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or...

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 Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation on August 28, 2024. The grant enables the non-profit organization to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement of rural cooperatives and...

This $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Advocacy and Outreach, under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program, aims to provide technical assistance to underserved farmers in Puerto Rico. The grant's objectives are to improve relationships between these farmers and the USDA, strengthen their agricultural businesses, offer assistance in conservation planning and recordkeeping...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Risk Management Education Partnerships program (CFDA 10.460) to the Rural South Institute, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Madison, Alabama. The funding, effective September 1, 2024 through February 28, 2026, will support the delivery of comprehensive risk management training and educational resources to agricultural producers, with a focus on underserved...

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...