The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative, a small minority-owned agricultural cooperative in Mississippi, a $630,300 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The 3-year grant, awarded on Sep 29, 2023, will fund the delivery of education, training, technical assistance, and research-based information to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, veteran farmers and...
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 Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative was awarded a $763,800 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in six Mississippi Delta counties. Over three years, Tri-County and its collaborators will deliver educational and hands-on training activities to at least...
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 Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the Mississippi Association of Cooperatives through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will support the Association's efforts to improve economic conditions in Mississippi by assisting minority agricultural producers in starting, expanding, or improving the operations of rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses through 2024. The Rural Cooperative...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services has awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants (CFDA 10.771) program to the Federation of Southern Cooperatives / Land Assistance Fund Inc., a small agricultural cooperative and non-profit organization. This grant, with a performance period from August 12, 2024, to August 12, 2026, will enable the Federation to provide technical assistance, training, and business planning services to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $174,992 Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant (CFDA 10.871) to the Southeast Center for Cooperative Development, a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups in rural Tennessee. The funding will support the delivery of cooperative business planning, feasibility studies, operational guidance, training, market research, and outreach services aimed at establishing,...
The Rural Business Cooperative Services, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $175,000 Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant (CFDA 10.871) to Cooperative Development Institute, Inc., a non-profit cooperative development organization, on September 22, 2023. The funding will support the delivery of technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and other services that promote the establishment, operation, and expansion of mutually-owned cooperative enterprises benefiting...
The Cooperative Development Foundation received a $175,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 27, 2022 to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers. Funded under the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant program (CFDA 10.871), the Foundation will use the award to deliver technical assistance and support to minority producers and cooperatives. The...
The Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Winston County Self Help Cooperative through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The grant will fund a project to collectively shape a sustainable and equitable rural Mississippi by equipping and empowering socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to successfully operate, own, and retain their land from September...