Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-NIFA-BFR-010413
- Agency
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $49,999 to $750,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture is offering the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program grant to support new and established local and regional training, education, outreach, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. Eligible applicants include collaborations between state and local government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, community organizations, universities, and private for-profit entities. Applications will be evaluated based on criteria such as partnerships, needs assessment, technical merit, expertise, and evaluation plans. The application deadline is April 4, 2024.
The grant will provide approximately $24 million in funding in fiscal year 2024. Funding will be available through standard grants of up to $750,000 over three years or simplified grants of up to $50,000 over one year. The grant is designed to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and improve in farming, ranching, and forest management through projects addressing topics such as basic agricultural practices, land transfer strategies, business training, and natural resource management.
Synopsis
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Acts. But, for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to FY 2012 to develop and offer education, training, outreach and mentoring programs to enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers.
The Agriculture Act of 2014 provided an additional $20 million per year for 2014 through 2018. The reasons for the renewed interest in beginning farmer and rancher programs are as follows: the rising average age of U.S. farmers; the 8% projected decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers between 2008 and 2018; and the growing recognition that new programs are needed to address the needs of the next generation of beginning farmers and ranchers.
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill) reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and provides mandatory funds for which supports education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| FY24-BFRDP-RFA-508-P.pdf |
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