USDA Farmers Grants for Marketing Innovation
USDA Grants Support Marketing Innovation for American Farmers and Ranchers Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA will award matching grants for 22 projects under the...
View ArticleSustainable Farmers New Focus of California Specialty Crop Grants
California: In a significant shift, the $18 million state-managed Specialty Crop Block Grants Program, that supports growers of vegetables, fruit and nuts is strengthening its focus on sustainable...
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture News Mid-May 2013: Grant Opportunities, Crop...
Sustainable Agriculture News Mid-May 2013: Grant Opportunities, Crop Insurance, etc. USDA Taking Rural Business Opportunity Grant Applications: USDA has issued a notice that the Rural Development...
View ArticleCountry of Origin Labeling Rule and Rural COOP Grants
USDA Publishes Country of Origin Labeling Final Rule: On Thursday, May 23, the USDA published the final rule amending the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations in the Federal Register. A pdf...
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture Grants Announcement
Sustainable Agriculture Grants Announcement Western SARE Research & Education Grants: Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has issued a call for pre-proposals for...
View ArticleFarm Grant Opportunities Available for Spring 2013
Farm Grant Opportunities, Spring 2013 Rural Cooperative Development Grants: USDA’s Rural Cooperative Development Grants of up to $200,000 are awarded to Rural Cooperative Development Centers, which in...
View ArticleUpcoming Funding Opportunities
The following are funding opportunities, some open to farmers and ranchers, others to institutions serving agricultural producers or rural communities. Most of the following funding opportunities have...
View ArticleBeginning Farmers Webinar – NRCS Grants & Opportunities
Beginning Farmers Webinar: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Grants & Opportunities – Wednesday July 17th 2013, 3-4:00 pm EST From the Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition...
View ArticleUSDA News from The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Aug 2013
USDA News from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, 1st week of August, 2013 New Appointments at USDA: Last week, the Senate confirmed Krysta Harden as the new Deputy Secretary of...
View ArticleRural Microenterprise Funds Available
USDA announces availability of funding for rural microenterprise On August 14, 2013 the United States Department of Agriculture announced the availability of funds totaling approximately $12.2 million...
View ArticleSpecialty Crop Block Grant includes Beginning Farmers
Specialty Crop Block Grant $3.4 Million for Initiatives to Help Beginning Farmers The USDA released a press release on September 24 announcing its investment in grants to support America’s specialty...
View ArticleUSDA Community Food Projects Grants
Public food program service providers, tribal organizations, and private nonprofits are eligible to apply for the USDA’s Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program, due March 31, 2014. The...
View ArticleBeginning Farmer and Rancher (BFRDP) 2014 RFA Posted
The 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) Request for Applications has been posted!!! For 2014, $19.2 million is available for grants through the program. Applications must...
View ArticleUSDA Funding News From NSAC
USDA funding news from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) week of April 14th, 2014 Funding Restored for Beginning Farmer Training Programs Last week, USDA announced the availability...
View ArticleRural Grant Program for Renewable Energy Projects
USDA has begun accepting grant applications for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). This competitive grant program is designed to support renewable energy projects such as solar arrays, wind...
View ArticleLocal Farm and Food Project Grants
New Local Farm and Food Project Grants from USDA Release: Time to Apply for Local Farm and Food Grants and Loan Guarantees Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced changes to two initiatives...
View ArticleFunding Opportunities for Farmers
Funding Opportunities: Animal Welfare, Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers, Conservation Animal Welfare Approved Good Husbandry Grants Grants are available to improve animal welfare for Animal...
View ArticleFunding News for SARE, Minority Farmers, VAPG Program
Program Roundup – Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program - SARE is a farmer driven research and education competitive grants program designed to help advance sustainable...
View ArticleFarm Viability Grants in New York
NY Farm Viability Institute Requests Proposals for 2015 Grant Program The New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) is excited to announce the opening of its 2015 competitive grants program....
View ArticleAgricultural Funding Opportunities
New Agricultural Funding Opportunities National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety Mini-Grants The mini-grant program of the National Children’s Center for Rural and...
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