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"Growing Our Own": A New Sonoran Desert Farmers Incubator Program" pilots a community-based collaborative approach to increasing the number and capacity of beginning farmers in Ajo, Arizona.

Award Amount: $299,237
Institution: Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Project Director: Katarina Sajovec Altshul (ajocsa@hotmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
“Growing Our Own: A New Sonoran Desert Farmers Incubator Program”...

“Supportive, Small Scale, Basic Livestock, Financial Skills and Risk Management Training for Beginning Veteran Farmers Program”

Award Amount: $712,500
Institution: FARMER VETERAN COALITION
Project Director: Michael O'Gorman (michaelo@farmvetco.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Area 1: Create a national peer network that develops, provides, and...

120 Committed Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

Award Amount: $481,080
Institution: Arkansas Land & Community Development Corp.
Project Director: Calvin King (calvinrkingsr@yahoo.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The 120 Committed Farmers and Ranchers of Arkansas Land and...

2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Clearinghouse

Award Amount: $0
Institution:
Project Director: Kevin Klair (kklair@umn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The purpose of this project is to continue to develop...

21st Century Management: Enhancing Educational Programming for Beginning Women Farmers

Award Amount: $720,989
Institution: UVM Extension
Project Director: Mary Peabody (mary.peabody@uvm.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
As the numbers of beginning farm and ranch women has increased...

A Beginning Farmers Program for Socially Disadvantaged and Limited Resource Producers in Arkansas

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Project Director: Henry English (englishh@uapb.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project is designed to assist beginning socially disadvantaged and...

A Collaborative Training Approach for Kentucky's Military Veterans, Underserved and Rural Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: UK - CES/Ag Programs
Project Director: Craig Wood (woodch@uky.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
Key Words: Education, Mentoring, Technical AssistanceThe goal for this project...

A Collective Approach to Providing Resources, Technology and Assistance to Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $711,213
Institution: Alabama Extension/Auburn University
Project Director: Ayanava Majumdar (azm0024@aces.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Alabama specialty crop industry has recently experienced significant growth with...

A Comprehensive Approach to Growing Successful Beginning Meat Producers

Award Amount: $599,020
Institution: NC State University College of Animal and Life Sciences
Project Director: Sarah Blacklin (seblackl@ncsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The goal of the project is to increase the number...

A comprehensive new farmer training program for Maine

Award Amount: $709,713
Institution: Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Project Director: Ryan Dennett (rdennett@mofga.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Success in training farmers is the hallmark of the Maine...

A Pathway to Livestock Farming: Providing Access to Land and A Guiding Hand

Award Amount: $219,274
Institution: Southwest Badger Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc
Project Director: WENDY WARREN (wendy.warren@swbadger.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This project offers an opportunity to start farming on...

Accelerating Farmland Access in Vermont

Award Amount: $546,386
Institution: Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Project Director: Ela Chapin (ela@vhcb.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Viability Program at the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board will...

Access to Land for New England`s Beginning Farmers: Phase 2

Award Amount: $641,222
Institution: Land For Good
Project Director: Kathy Ruhf (kathy@landforgood.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Access to land is one of the biggest challenges for...

Access to Land for New England`s Beginning Farmers: Phase 3

Award Amount: $599,197
Institution: Land For Good
Project Director: Jim Hafner (executivedirector@landforgood.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Land access is a top challenge for beginning farmers (BFs);...

Addressing the Training Needs of Hispanic and Limited Resource Beginning Farmers in Nebraska

Award Amount: $381,726
Institution: Community Crops
Project Director: Ingrid Kirst (ingrid@communitycrops.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This project will enhance urban and rural-based farm viability of 150 beginning...

Advancing Beginning Farmer and Rancher Viability by Expanding Our Effective Educational Strategies

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Garry Stephenson (garry.stephenson@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The long-term goal of this project is to (a) support and...

Advancing Equity in Capital Access for Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $737,926
Institution: Rhode Island Food Policy Council
Project Director: Nessa Richman (nessa@rifoodcouncil.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Goal: to build the strength and resilience of socially disadvantaged beginning...

Advancing Immigrants and Refugees Toward Farm Ownership and Building Learning Networks Thro

Award Amount: $749,548
Institution: World Farmers Inc
Project Director: Maria Moreira (mmoreira@worldfarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The long-term goal of this three-year project and beyond is...

Advancing Next Generation Urban Farmers: Experiential Education, Mentoring, and Employment

Award Amount: $708,700
Institution: Planting Justice
Project Director: Gavin Raders (gavin@plantingjustice.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This Standard BFRDP project presents an innovative model to advance economic...

Advancing the Business of Farming in Connecticut in Partnership with Agriculture Learning Centers

Award Amount: $597,598
Institution: University of Connecticut
Project Director: Jiff Martin (jiff.martin@uconn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Our project is developed by and for beginning farmers across...

Agricultural Mentoring and Education for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Including those that are Socially Disadvantaged and Veterans in California

Award Amount: $574,750
Institution: 2600 River Plaza Drive
Project Director: Amrith GUNASEKARA (agunasekara@cfbf.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The California Farm Bureau’s (CFB) California Bountiful Foundation (Foundation), the non-profit 501(c)(3)...

Agroforestry Training For Native Hawaiians To Increase Economic Opportunity, Food Security And Cultural Connection

Award Amount: $598,170
Institution: Halau Kealaokamaile
Project Director: Fred Krauss (admin@kealaokamaile.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
To increase the number and enhance the success of Native...

Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Program: Growing Opportunities Beneath the Canopy

Award Amount: $656,903
Institution: Virginia Tech University
Project Director: John Munsell (jfmunsel@vt.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Our goal is to support beginning Appalachian medicinal plant forest farmers...

Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development

Award Amount: $407,995
Institution: Appalachian RC&D Council
Project Director: Susan McKinney (susan@arcd.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Through the Field School Beginning Farmer Training Program, the Appalachian...

Aquaculture Boot Camp - 2: Enhancing the sustainability of new and limited resource aquaculture/aquaponic farmers with innovative training

Award Amount: $599,000
Institution: The Ohio State University
Project Director: HANPING WANG (wang.900@osu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Aquaculture Boot Camp (ABC) with “3I-level” training model was an extremely...

Arcadia`s Veteran Farmer Program

Award Amount: $99,947
Institution: Arcadia Food, Inc.
Project Director: Matt Mulder (matt@arcadiafood.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Based in Fairfax County, Virginia, but pulling on expertise and...

Arcadia`s Veteran Farmer Program

Award Amount: $597,124
Institution: Arcadia Food, Inc.
Project Director: Matt Mulder (matt@arcadiafood.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Based in Fairfax County, Virginia, but pulling from expertise and...

Armed to Farm: Soldiering the Success of Military Veterans in New Poultry, Livestock and Agroforestry Enterprises

Award Amount: $749,720
Institution: University of Arkansas
Project Director: Dan Donoghue (ddonogh@uark.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Farming offers a viable avenue for returning veterans to transition into...

Athens Land Trust Beginning Farmer Development Program

Award Amount: $298,893
Institution: Athens Land Trust
Project Director: Stephanie Simmons (stephanie@athenslandtrust.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The goal of ALT's Beginning Farmer Development Program (BFDP) is...

Battle ground to Breaking Ground

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Texas A&M AgrLife Extension
Project Director: Rick Peterson (rlpeterson@ag.tamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The project’s overall goals are to increase the number and...

Battleground to Breaking Ground Expansion Project

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: Texas A&M Agrilife Extension
Project Director: Erin Kimbrough (erin.kimbrough@ag.tamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension BattleGround to Breaking Ground Expansion Project...

Beefing Up Livestock, Poultry and Agroforestry Enterprises for Military Veteran Farmers

Award Amount: $599,971
Institution: University of Arkansas
Project Director: Dan Donoghue (ddonogh@uark.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Farming offers a viable avenue for veterans assimilating into society capitalizing...

beefSD: Enhancing knowledge and success of beginning beef producers through mentorship and training

Award Amount: $744,113
Institution: South Dakota State University
Project Director: Ken Olson (kenneth.olson@sdstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This is a renewal application for a Standard BFRDP Project. It...

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Clearinghouse

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: CFFM - UMN
Project Director: Robert Craven (rcraven@umn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The purpose of this project is to continue to develop...

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program

Award Amount: $49,995
Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Project Director: Jessica Groskopf (jgroskopf2@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This simplified standard grant will be used to enhance the activities...

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Clearinghouse

Award Amount: $1,000,000
Institution: University of Minnesota
Project Director: Robert Craven (rcraven@umn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This project will develop a Clearinghouse that will help beginning...

Beginning Farmer Business Management Resources

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: University of Minnesota, Center for Farm Financial Management
Project Director: Kevin Klair (kklair@umn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The purpose of this Educational Enhancement Team project is to develop...

Beginning Farmer Success: Farm Pathways to Long Term Land Tenure

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Organic Growers School
Project Director: Cameron Farlow (cameron@organicgrowersschool.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
This project builds on our successful partnership, established in 2015,...

Beginning Farmer Training for Socially Disadvantaged Hmong and Latino Immigrants.

Award Amount: $712,500
Institution: Hmong American Farmers Association
Project Director: Pakou Hang (pakou@hmongfarmers.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) and the Latino Economic...

Beginning farmer training program for small to mid-scale horticulture farmers with less than ten years experience.

Award Amount: $589,610
Institution: Louisiana State University AgCenter
Project Director: Carl Motsenbocker (cmotsenbocker@agcenter.lsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
GROW Louisiana is training program for beginning horticulture farmers on small...

Beginning Farmer-Rancher Training Program: Hawaii Island

Award Amount: $564,000
Institution: The Kohala Center
Project Director: Melanie Willich (mwillich@kohalacenter.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
While Hawaii has abundant fertile lands and a 12-month growing...

Beginning Farmers Georgia Agribusiness Incubator Network (B-GAIN)

Award Amount: $250,000
Institution: GENERATION INFOCUS FOUNDATION INC
Project Director: Tiffany Ray (tiffany@generationinfocus.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Our program creates a positive ecosystem promoting professional and financial...

Beyond Start Up: Building the Capacity of MA Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $599,533
Institution: Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA)
Project Director: Kelly Coleman (kelly@buylocalfood.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This renewal Standard BFRDP project builds upon a successful Development Grant...

BFRDP GoFarm Hawaii: Growing Hawaii’s Agricultural Industry

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: University of Hawaii, CTAHR
Project Director: Janel Yamamoto (janelnoy@hawaii.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Hawaii imports 85-90% of its food, making it highly vulnerable...

Boots On the Ground: North Carolina's Veteran Farmer Apprenticeship

Award Amount: $626,230
Institution: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Project Director: Angel Cruz (aecruz@ncsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Farming and ranching offer a viable path for returning veterans...

Breaking Down Barriers to Maryland Beginning Farmer Success: Growing Local Mkts and Urban

Award Amount: $491,950
Institution: University of Maryland Extension, Baltimore City Office
Project Director: Neith Little (nglittle@umd.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project will provide beginning farmers with the knowledge and...

Bridging Success: Strengthening Community, Capacity, and Viability of Texas Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

Award Amount: $549,345
Institution: Texas State University
Project Director: Ken Mix (km77@txstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Bridging Success: Strengthening Community, Capacity, and Viability of Texas Beginning...

Bridging the Gap: Growing Veterans

Award Amount: $749,979
Institution: Hoola Veteran Services
Project Director: Emily Emmons (emily@hoolafarms.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The goal of Bridging the Gap: Growing Veterans pilot program...

Building a Regional Coalition in the Heart of Appalachia to Enhance Beginning Farmer Education with Experience in the Field

Award Amount: $473,915
Institution: Appalachian Sustainable Development
Project Director: Kathlyn Baker (kterry@asdevelop.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The project applicants represent a regional coalition joined across the Tennessee...

Building Beginning Farmer Capacity and Sustainability through Outreach, Training, Mentorship & Land Access

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Grow Food DBA Viva Farms
Project Director: Michael Frazier (michael@vivafarms.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
Grow Food DBA Viva Farms plans to build on the success...

Building Beginning Farmer Resilience through Hybrid Participatory Education, Urban-Rural Networks, Mentorship, and Incubation

Award Amount: $593,462
Institution: Agroecology Commons
Project Director: Leah Atwood (leah@agroecologycommons.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
This collaborative project will advance ecological, economic, and social resilience...

Building Business Management and Farm Operation Know-How Among Connecticut’s Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $747,859
Institution: UConn Extension
Project Director: Jiff Martin (jiff.martin@uconn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
UConn Extension with its partners and collaborators will implement a...

Building Entrepreneurial, Farm Management and Land Stewardship Capacity for South Carolina New and Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $595,133
Institution: Clemson University
Project Director: Dave Lamie (dlamie@clemson.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
As a collaboration of organizations, coordinated and led by Clemson...

Building Farm Foundations and Planning for Success: Beginning Farmer Training for Military Veterans in the Intermountain West.

Award Amount: $238,441
Institution: NCAT
Project Director: Tammy Howard (tammyh@ncat.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Our project, Building Farm Foundations and Planning for Success: Beginning Farmer...

Building Farm Foundations and Planning for Success: Beginning Farmer Training for Military Veterans in the Northeast U.S.

Award Amount: $231,679
Institution: National Center for Appropriate Technology
Project Director: Margo Hale (margoh@ncat.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) will partner with Sterling...

Building Farmer Resilience with Direct Markets

Award Amount: $748,755
Institution: Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP)
Project Director: Molly Nicholie (molly@asapconnections.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Building Farmer Resilience with Direct Markets will enhance long-term resilience...

Building Labor Management Know-How Among Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $594,372
Institution: University of Vermont Extension
Project Director: Beth Holtzman (beth.holtzman@uvm.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Farm labor is among the most significant challenges beginning farmers...

Building National Farmer and Rancher Apprenticeship Curricula, Best Practices, and “Train the Trainer” Resources

Award Amount: $599,796
Institution: Trustees of Tufts College
Project Director: Jennifer Hashley (jennifer.hashley@tufts.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Existing apprenticeship and mentoring programs desire shared guidelines and best practices...

Building On-Farm Success: Resources and Training for Montana`s Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

Award Amount: $299,946
Institution: Community Food & Agriculture Coalition
Project Director: Annie Heuscher (annie@missoulacfac.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Montana's farmers are under significant climatic and market pressure to...

Building Place-Based Mentorships for Beginning Grain Farmers with Special Support for Beginning Women Farmers

Award Amount: $746,424
Institution: Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
Project Director: Nicole Tautges (ntautges@michaelfields.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Beginning food-grade grain farmers face daunting barriers to entry, including...

Bundling Selected USDA Programs and Application of Cooperative Approach to Enhance Beginning Farmers in Developing Viable Farms in Treasure

Award Amount: $330,828
Institution: North-South Institute
Project Director: Samuel Scott (nsied2002@aol.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The project’s long term goal is to bundle USDA Programs and...

Business Development with Native American Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Arizona

Award Amount: $297,506
Institution: First Nations Development Institute
Project Director: Jackie Francke (jfrancke@firstnations.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This 24-month project’s goal is to provide culturally appropriate training and...

Capacity Building and Outreach to Beginning and Veteran Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers with Innovative Production and Marketing Strategies

Award Amount: $298,800
Institution: SouthEast Michigan Producers Association (SEMPA)
Project Director: Cary Junior (sempafarms@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Overall goal of this project is to build capacity for socially...

Capturing Momentum: Growing Urban Farmers and Farms

Award Amount: $299,979
Institution: ECO City Farms
Project Director: Margaret Morgan Hubbard (mmh@ecocityfarms.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Capturing Momentum: Growing Urban Farmers and Farms is a multi-pronged...

Chemeketa Incubator Farm Planning Project: Developing a Land Based, Multi-grower Education Project for Beginning Farmers from Diverse Communities

Award Amount: $49,697
Institution: Chemeketa Community College
Project Director: Gaelen McAllister (gaelen.mcallister@chemeketa.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Chemeketa Incubator Farm Planning Project is a land-based multi-grower...

Chesapeake Grows: A Regional Approach to New Farmer Success

Award Amount: $199,786
Institution: Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture
Project Director: Sarah Sohn (sarah@futureharvestcasa.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The overarching goal of the Chesapeake Grows: A Regional Approach...

Classroom and Field-based Training to Assist Beginning Farmers’ Entry into Organic Seed Production

Award Amount: $251,237
Institution: Organic Seed Alliance
Project Director: Micaela Colley (micaela@seedalliance.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Organic seed production represents a lucrative and growing specialty agricultural market....

Closing the Loop: Regenerative Agriculture on Minority-owned and Operated Small Farms

Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: Sustainable Systems Research Foundation
Project Director: Ronnie Lipschutz (rlipsch@ucsc.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
According to the RFA for the NIFA American Rescue Plan...

Collaborative Training and Mentorship Pathways for Beginning Foothill Farmers and Ranchers

Award Amount: $500,352
Institution: Sierra Harvest
Project Director: Amanda Hixson (amanda@sierraharvest.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Sierra Harvest, a community-based organization that has trained over 100 beginning...

Conduct Farmer to Farmer Mentoring to Beginning, Immigrant, & Refugee Farmers in Crop Production & Marketing

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: World Farmers Inc
Project Director: Maria Moreira (mmoreira@worldfarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The long-term goal of this one year Development project is to...

Connecting Diverse Women Farmers Across the Rural-Urban Divide

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Penn State University
Project Director: Kathryn Brasier (kbrasier@psu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The long-term goal of the proposed project "Connecting Diverse Women Farmers...

Cooperative Development Center of Northern New Mexico

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: Center of Southwest Culture, Inc.
Project Director: Arturo Sandoval (vocesinc@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Center of Southwest Culture's Cooperative Center (CODECE) project seeks...

Cornell Cooperative Extension Tioga County`s Farm Incubator Program

Award Amount: $523,023
Institution: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County
Project Director: T Hanson (tph83@cornell.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Hilltop Community Farm is a 107-acre farm owned by Cornell...

Creating and Sustaining New Agrarians in the West: apprenticeship, training, and technical assistance for beginning ranchers and farmers on large-acreage operations

Award Amount: $748,733
Institution: Quivira Coalition
Project Director: Leah Ricci (leah@quiviracoalition.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Beginning ranchers and farmers in the West face unique challenges...

Creating and Sustaining Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Virginia State University
Project Director: William Crutchfield (wcrutchfield@vsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Overall goal of this project is to equip socially disadvantaged,...

Creating Profitable Farm Business Opportunity for Native Americans and Veteran Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in North Carolina

Award Amount: $298,500
Institution: Native Brand Honey, LLC
Project Director: Chana White (chanawhitewsfg@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The goal of this project is to create farm business...

Cultivating Farmers and Ranchers that Thrive: An Innovative Model for Holistic Agriculture Success in the High Desert West

Award Amount: $591,773
Institution: Western Colorado Food and Agriculture Council DBA Valley Food Partnership
Project Director: Penelope Powell (penelope@valleyfoodpartnership.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
Cultivating Farmers and Ranchers that Thrive (CFRT), led by Valley...

Cultivating Resilience: Expanding Comprehensive Training, Support and Networking for Beginner and Advanced-Beginner Farmers in Maine

Award Amount: $749,891
Institution: Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Project Director: Ryan Dennett (rdennett@mofga.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Success in training farmers is the hallmark of the Maine...

Cultivating Success Idaho

Award Amount: $505,144
Institution: University of Idaho
Project Director: Iris Mayes (imayes@uidaho.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The purpose of Cultivating Success: A Comprehensive Beginning Farmer Training and...

Cultivating Success Idaho: Skill Building for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers through Hands-on, In-depth Production Education

Award Amount: $456,860
Institution: University of Idaho Extension - Northern Extension District - Bonner County
Project Director: Jennifer Jensen (jenjensen@uidaho.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The goal of the “Cultivating Success™ Idaho: Advanced Skill Building for...

Cultivating Triple Bottom Line Resilience for Beginning Farmers in Maine and Vermont

Award Amount: $725,112
Institution: Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Project Director: Ryan Dennett (rdennett@mofga.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
New England’s beginning farmers face unprecedented challenges – climate change...

Curriculum and Tool Development for Beginning BIPOC Farmers in Massachusetts

Award Amount: $49,486
Institution: Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust Inc
Project Director: George Spring Buffalo (chiefgeorgespring@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust’s Indigenous Roots Forever: A Business Support...

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship: A National Program for Training New Dairy Farmers

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship
Project Director: Joseph Tomandl, III (joe@dairygrazingapprenticeship.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The project, “Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship: A National Program for Training New...

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship: Building Capacity, Curriculum, and Partnerships for Nationwide Work-Based Training of Beginning Dairy Farmers

Award Amount: $596,625
Institution: Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship
Project Director: Joseph Tomandl (joe@dga-national.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (DGA) is National Apprenticeship under the U.S. Department of...

Davies Urban Farmer Training Program: Immersive Beginning Farmer Training and Support

Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: William S. Davies Homeless Shelter Inc.
Project Director: Robert Jones (rbjones1987@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Urban agriculture has the potential to be a promising entry...

Deep Roots: Thoughtful, Comprehensive, Community-Based Beginning Farmer Training

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: Sustainable Farming Association
Project Director: John Mesko (john@sfa-mn.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
For the past 25 years, the Sustainable Farming Association (SFA)...

Delta Farm Start

Award Amount: $598,806
Institution: Mississippi Delta Council for Farm Workers Opportunites, Inc
Project Director: DONALD GREEN (mdcfwoi@cableone.net)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Delta Farm Start will serve 60 of these families throughout 6...

Delta Farming Start

Award Amount: $681,628
Institution: Mississippi Delta Council for Farm Worker Opportunities, Inc.
Project Director: DONALD GREEN (mdcfwoi@cableone.net)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Based on the success of the Standard Beginning Farmer and Rancher...

Developing a Farmer-Led Training Program for Beginning Organic Peanut Producers in Georgia

Award Amount: $49,994
Institution: Georgia Organic Peanut Association Inc
Project Director: Ronny Shingler (info@organicpeanuts.farm)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Georgia Organic Peanut Association (GOPA) will conduct a simplified...

Developing and Sustaining Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina

Award Amount: $549,966
Institution: ROUSES FARM
Project Director: Debra Rouse (debra@rousesgrouphome.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The Northern Piedmont Beginning Farmer and Rancher's goal is...

Developing and Sustaining Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Texas

Award Amount: $300,000
Institution: Texas Agriforestry Small Farmers and Ranchers
Project Director: Igalious Mills (igalikemills@swbell.net)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Texas Agriforestry Small Farmers and Ranchers will implement a program of...

Developing BeefMT: Strengthening Beginning Rancher Operations in Eastern Montana

Award Amount: $49,970
Institution: Petroleum County Conservation District
Project Director: Laura Nowlin (lnowlinfamily@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Petroleum County Conservation District, along with our partners, the...

Developing Beginning Veteran and Small Farmer Agricultural Groups Using a Vet. Small Farmer Village Model

Award Amount: $744,736
Institution: North South Institute
Project Director: Samuel Scott (nsied2002@aol.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Underserved New and Beginning Producers face eight (8) major challenges: access...

Developing Capacity for Veterans and Socially Disadvantaged Beginning Farmers in Black Belt Alabama through Experience-Based Whole Farm Planning, Mentoring, and Internship Programs

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: Alabama A&M University
Project Director: Duncan M Chembezi (duncan.chembezi@aamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Alabama A&M University (AAMU) is an 1890 and historically black...

Developing New and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Using the Model Farm Concept

Award Amount: $524,632
Institution: Prairie View A&M University
Project Director: Billy Lawton (bclawton@pvamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The aim of this project is to respond to a...

Developing Opportunities and Growing Business of Limited-Resource and Native American Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Arizona

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: The University of Arizona
Project Director: Russell Tronstad (tronstad@ag.arizona.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This proposal emphasizes the priority topic areas of: basic...

Developing Profitable and Sustainable Farm Business Opportunities for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in North Carolina

Award Amount: $478,503
Institution: Eastern North Carolina Farmer Collaborative
Project Director: Berry Hines Sr (easternncfarmercollaborative@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The goal of this project is to develop profitable and...

Developing Quick-Response Tools for Rapid Farm Redevelopment, and Expansion of Farming Capacities of Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in 12 Selected Florida Counties

Award Amount: $442,616
Institution: North-South Institute
Project Director: Samuel Scott (nsied2002@aol.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The project goal is to reduce the decline of Beginning Farmers...

Developing Sustainable, Resilient Urban Growers Through Beginning Farmer Training in Newark, New Jersey

Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: Newark Science and Sustainability, Inc.
Project Director: Tobias Fox (tobiasfox1@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Newark Science and Sustainability (NSAS) as training lead, working in...

Developing the Center for Farm and Ranch Transition in Kansas

Award Amount: $748,347
Institution: Kansas State University
Project Director: Allen Featherstone (afeather@ksu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project will provide resources to develop the Center for...

Developing the next generation farmers and food security within the Navajo Nation food desert.

Award Amount: $599,993
Institution: Dine College
Project Director: Benita Litson (blitson@dinecollege.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Navajo Nation sits in the heart of the Four Corners...

Developing the Next Generation of Sustainable Farmers in Georgia: A Comprehensive Training Program

Award Amount: $652,852
Institution: University of Georgia
Project Director: Julia Gaskin (jgaskin@uga.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This is a new application for a Standard Grant. The...

Direct Markets: the Next Generation of Farmers

Award Amount: $536,612
Institution: ASAP
Project Director: Molly Nicholie (molly@asapconnections.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The viability of new farm enterprises are especially tenable. A...

EDUCATING FARMERS OF ALL SKILL LEVELS IN COLORADO THROUGH A RESOURCE LAB AND AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

Award Amount: $741,183
Institution: The Farm Collaborative
Project Director: Eden Vardy (eden@thefarmcollaborative.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The Farm Collaborative, in partnership with Western Colorado farmers and...

Education, Outreach, and Training to Alaska Native Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

Award Amount: $427,740
Institution: Tyonek Tribal Conservation District
Project Director: Christy Cincotta (ccincotta@tyonek.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The proposed project provides training, education, outreach and technical assistance...

Educational Tools and Methods for Beginning Refugee & Immigrant Farmers

Award Amount: $743,029
Institution: ISED Solutions / Third Sector New England
Project Director: Hugh Joseph (hughjoseph@comcast.net)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
ISED Solutions proposes an EET collaboration with 24+ refugee farming incubator...

Effective Support for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Grounded in a Stages of Development Framework

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Garry Stephenson (garry.stephenson@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The long-term goal of our project is to increase the number...

Elevating the Quality of Beginning Farmer Training in Michigan

Award Amount: $0
Institution: Michigan State University
Project Director: Vicki Morrone (sorrone@msu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
Elevating the Quality of Beginning Farmer Training in Michigan award...

Empowering Emerging, Historically-Underserved Urban Farmers in the DC Metro Area

Award Amount: $524,938
Institution: ECO City Farms
Project Director: Margaret Morgan Hubbard (mmh@ecocityfarms.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
ECO City Farms’ Empowering Emerging, Historically-Underserved Urban Farmers in the...

Empowering Minorities and Veterans to Succeed in Agriculture

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Florida A&M University
Project Director: Gilbert Queeley (gilbert.queeley@famu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
There is mounting evidence that farming is no longer sustainable for...

Empowering New Forest Owners in the Northwest

Award Amount: $167,942
Institution: Northwest Natural Resource Group
Project Director: Kirk Hanson (kirk@nnrg.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The long-term goal of Empowering New Forest Owners in the...

Empowering Refugee, Immigrant, and Black Beginning Farmers through Personalized, Culturally Adapted Training and Education at PFC

Award Amount: $749,999
Institution: Providence Farm Collective
Project Director: Beth Leipler (beth@providencefarmcollective.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The long-term goal of PFC’s BFRDP project is to empower...

Enhanced Farming & Marketing Opportunities for Refugee & Native American Farmers in the Mountain West

Award Amount: $599,604
Institution: Utah State University
Project Director: Kynda Curtis (kynda.curtis@usu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
This project seeks to increase the number of beginning farmers...

Enhancing Beginning Farmers Agritourism Operations in New York State

Award Amount: $251,000
Institution: Cornell University
Project Director: Lindsey Pashow (lep67@cornell.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Enhancing Beginning Farmers Agritourism Operations in New York State focuses...

Enhancing On-Farm Success: Building a Sustainable Platform for Beginning Farmer Support

Award Amount: $523,355
Institution: Community Food & Agriculture Coalition
Project Director: Annie Heuscher (annie@missoulacfac.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Montana is a challenging place to start farming. A short growing...

Enhancing Success for Beginning, Socially Disadvantaged Farmers through Customized Resources, Hands-On Training, and Comprehensive Supports

Award Amount: $299,353
Institution: The Food Group
Project Director: Laura Mirafuentes (lmirafuentes@thefoodgroupmn.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project builds on the success of two previous BFRDP...

Enhancing Sustainability and Success of Beginning Farmers through Expert Training and Support in Connecticut

Award Amount: $355,538
Institution: KNOX, Inc.
Project Director: Lindsay White (lindsayw@knoxhartford.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Our overall goal is to deliver high-quality training to underemployed,...

Enhancing the Local Food System in Vieques, PR through Capacity Building of Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $464,575
Institution: Community Through Colors
Project Director: Edgar Ruiz (oscar@sailrelief.team)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project will enhance food access for low-income communities living...

Enhancing the Success and Viability of Beginner Farmer Ranchers in Central Oregon

Award Amount: $282,902
Institution: High Desert Food & Farm Alliance
Project Director: Katrina Van Dis (katrina@hdffa.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance will collaborate with...

Enhancing the Sustainability and Viability of Beginning Farmers and Ranchers through Training Exercises, Mentoring and Outreach Programs

Award Amount: $538,271
Institution: WINSTON COUNTY SELF HELP COOPERATIVE
Project Director: Frank Taylor (fltaylor@bellsouth.net)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The need to provide mechanism for increased income for small...

Enhancing Veterans Farm Fellows Program

Award Amount: $95,747
Institution: Veterans Farm
Project Director: Adam Burke (adam@veteransfarm.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Veterans Farm was established in 2010 as a handicap accessible...

Ensuring Beginning Farmers` Long-Term Commercial Success

Award Amount: $597,599
Institution: Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture
Project Director: Sarah Sohn (sarah@futureharvestcasa.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The overarching long-term goal of the Ensuring New Farmers’ Long-Term...

Ensuring More Farm Success in North Texas

Award Amount: $408,945
Institution: The Gleaning Network of Texas dba GROW North Texas
Project Director: Susie Marshall (susie@grownorthtexas.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Ensuring More Farm Success in North Texas continues to build...

Entrepreneurial Small Farmers of Southern Illinois

Award Amount: $256,246
Institution: Food Works
Project Director: Jennifer Paulson (jennifer@fwsoil.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The long-term goal of Entrepreneurial Small Farmers of Southern Illinois...

Equipping New Farmers with Practical Skills & Knowledge

Award Amount: $582,400
Institution: University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Project Director: David Handley (david.handley@maine.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
Beginning farmers will participate in a comprehensive, individualized training program...

Establishing a Statewide Beginning Farmer Training Program in Kansas to Assist Beginning Farmer Development and Increase Business Success

Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: Kansas Rural Center
Project Director: Ryan Goertzen-Regier (ryangr@kansasruralcenter.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Kansas Rural Center will manage this statewide project through...

Evaluating Beginning Farmer Programs: Identifying Outcomes, Impacts and Factors Relating to Success

Award Amount: $150,000
Institution: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Project Director: Juli Obudzinski (jobudzinski@sustainableagriculture.net)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
As interest in new farmer training continues to grow across...

Evaluating, Renovating and Strengthening Pennsylvania`s Beginning Farmer Apprenticeship Programs

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agroculture
Project Director: Franklin Egan (franklin@pasafarming.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) seeks to improve...

Evaluation Support and Technical Assistance EET for Beginning Farmer and Rancher Programs

Award Amount: $599,820
Institution: University of Callifornia - Santa Cruz
Project Director: Daniel Press (dpress@ucsc.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The long-term goal of this project is to support the...

Expanding Farming Systems and Marketing Opportunities for Refugee and Native American Farmers in the Mountain West

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Utah State University
Project Director: Kynda Curtis (kynda.curtis@usu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project seeks to increase the number of beginning farmers...

Expanding Integrated Solutions to Achieve Farmland Access for New Farmers

Award Amount: $749,689
Institution: Renewing the Countryside
Project Director: Jan Joannides (jan@rtcinfo.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
In the "Expanding Integrated Solutions to Achieve Farmland Access for...

Expanding Land Access through Education, Matchmaking, and Network Development

Award Amount: $204,205
Institution: Guidestone Colorado
Project Director: Andrea Earley Coen (andrea@guidestonecolorado.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Land Access is a fundamental, often insurmountable, challenge in our...

Expanding the Incubator Paradigm: Creating Pathways for Socially Disadvantaged Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $594,333
Institution: Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming
Project Director: Elizabeth Gabriel (elizabeth@groundswellcenter.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
PROJECT SUMMARYTitle: Expanding the Incubator Paradigm: Creating Pathways for Socially...

Expanding the Pipeline of Beginning Farmers to Gain Hands-On Training, Access to Incubator Farms, and Launch Sustainable Agricultural Businesses

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: Trustees of Tufts College for its New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
Project Director: Jennifer Hashley (jennifer.hashley@tufts.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (New Entry) operates a comprehensive...

Expanding trainer skills and visual-based resources for refugee and other beginning farmer incubators

Award Amount: $799,742
Institution: ISED Solutions / TSNE MIssionworks
Project Director: Hugh Joseph (hughjoseph@comcast.net)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Educational Team
Summary
Project core objectives are to implement a nationwide community of...

Experiential Training to advance the Economic and Social Viability of New Beginning, Farmers in USDA Strike Force Counties of Eastern North Carolina

Award Amount: $553,742
Institution: Whitaker Small Farm Group Inc.
Project Director: Charles Whitaker (c.l.w.whitaker@comcast.net)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The target area is primarily within the USDA Strike Counties...

Exploring, Establishing and Enhancing Farm Entrepreneurs through Decision-Making, Farmer

Award Amount: $552,142
Institution: Practical Farmers of Iowa
Project Director: Greg Van Den Berghe (greg@practicalfarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Practical Farmers of Iowa is leading the Exploring, Establishing and...

Facilitating success for beginning farmers and ranchers in Washington`s remote island communities.

Award Amount: $554,548
Institution: Organic Farm School
Project Director: Sebastian Aguilar (sebastian@organicfarmschool.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project seeks to serve new and existing beginning farmers and...

Farm Beginnings from Regional to National: Beginning Farmers and Viable Farms Initiative

Award Amount: $384,649
Institution: Land Stewardship Project
Project Director: Amy Bacigalupo (amyb@landstewardshipproject.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Project SummaryTitle: Farm Beginnings from Regional to National: Beginning Farmers...

Farm Dreams Apprenticeship Program

Award Amount: $491,100
Institution: Salt City Harvest Farm
Project Director: Jacob Gigler (info@saltcityharvest.farm)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The Farm Dreams Apprenticeship Program develops a collaborative approach to increasing...

Farm Management Educational Program for New, Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Mississippi

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Alcorn State University
Project Director: Elizabeth Myles (emyles@alcorn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The overall goal of the proposed Farm Management Educational Program...

Farm Pathway:Integrating Farmer Training with Land Access

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
Project Director: Kristy Urquhart (kristy@appalachian.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Farm Pathways is a whole-farm training and innovative land...

Farm Pathways: Access to Land, Livelihood, and Learning

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
Project Director: Kristy Urquhart (kristy@appalachian.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Farm Pathways: Access to Land, Livelihood, and Learning project will...

Farm School NYC 2016-2019: Enhancing Educational Experiences, Resources, and Support for Beginning Urban Farmers

Award Amount: $593,930
Institution: Farm School NYC / Just Food
Project Director: Onika Abraham (onika@justfood.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Farm School NYC is a comprehensive, professional training program for...

Farm to School Academy for Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: Holmes County Food Hub
Project Director: Glyen Holmes (nnfc1996@yahoo.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The proposed project will utilize the business incubator model for...

Farm Transition and Business Planning for Beginning Immigrant and Refugee Farmers through Farmer to Farmer Mentorship

Award Amount: $589,508
Institution: World Farmers
Project Director: Maria Moreira (mmoreira@worldfarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The long-term goal of this three-year collaborative project is to transition...

Farm Works: Supporting beginning, limited resource farmers, including immigrants and refugees, in the Puget Sound Region

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: Seattle Tilth Association
Project Director: Andrea Dwyer (andreadwyer@seattletilth.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Farm Works Agricultural Training and Incubator Project expands opportunities for...

Farmer Education and Enterprise Development (FEED) for beginning, socially-disadvantaged (BSD) farmers in the Salinas Valley

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: ALBA
Project Director: Christopher Brown (chris@albafarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
1. Project Title: Farmer Education and Enterprise Development (FEED) Project2....

Farmer-to-Farmer Mentoring for Beginning, Immigrant, & Refugee Farmers in Crop  Production & Marketing Using the Existing Thirty Year Old Fl

Award Amount: $711,000
Institution: World Farmers
Project Director: Maria Moreira (mmoreira@worldfarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The long-term goal of this three year Collaborative project is to...

Farmers-to-Farmland: A Collaborative Model to Enable New Farmers and Ranchers in the Remote San Juan Islands, Washington

Award Amount: $304,637
Institution: San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild
Project Director: Stephanie Coffey (info@sjiagguild.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Building on momentum from USDA BFRDP #2016-03316, this Farmers-to-Farmland project...

FARMING DETROIT -- An education and training partnership between The Greening of Detroit and the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: The Greening of Detroit
Project Director: Tepfirah Rushdan (tepfirah.rushdan@greeningofdetroit.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Greening of Detroit (The Greening) and Detroit Black Community...

Farming for Cash: A Continuing Training Program for Veteran, Socially-disadvantaged, and Limited-resource Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $519,443
Institution: Kentucky State University
Project Director: Siddhartha Dasgupta (siddhartha.dasgupta@kysu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This project is a renewal application of a funded Standard BFRDP...

Farming for Prosperity: Immigrant and Refugee Training Program in South King County

Award Amount: $735,353
Institution: Highline College
Project Director: Bobby Butler (bbutler@highline.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Highline College and its four project partners propose a 3-year, $735,353...

FARMLAND FOR THE NEXT GENERATION:TRAINING THE TRAINERS TO HELP BEGINNERS SECURE LAND AND SUCCEED IN AGRICULTURE

Award Amount: $669,796
Institution: American Farmland Trust
Project Director: Julia Freedgood (jfreedgood@farmland.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
According to USDA’s 2012 Census of Agriculture, the number of beginning...

Farmstarts: Training, Developing and Mentoring Beginning Cattle, Dairy

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: NFO, Inc.
Project Director: David Reed (dreed@nfo.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project provides training, education, outreach and technical assistance to...

FARRMS: Growing Together

Award Amount: $513,959
Institution: FARRMS
Project Director: Stephanie Blumhagen (info@farrms.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
FARRMS: Growing Together is strategic partnership between FARRMS and many...

Fastrack Farming: A Training Program for Socially Disadvantaged and Military Veteran Beginning Farmers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Award Amount: $538,988
Institution: Central State University
Project Director: sdasgupta@centralstate.edu Dasgupta (sdasgupta@centralstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
his project will train 300 new and 200 experienced socially...

Feed Rhode Island: Growing Sustainable Farms

Award Amount: $596,517
Institution: Southside Community Land Trust
Project Director: Margaret DeVos (margaret@southsideclt.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Feed Rhode Island: Growing Sustainable Farms seeks to increase the...

Feed Rhode Island: Growing Sustainable Farms

Award Amount: $6,000,000
Institution: Southside Community Land Trust
Project Director: Margaret DeVos (margaret@southsideclt.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Feed Rhode Island: Growing Sustainable Farms seeks to increase the...

Filling in the Gaps: Developing a Farmer Training Pipeline for Metropolitan NYC and Mid and Upper Hudson Valley Farmers with Special Emphasi

Award Amount: $693,918
Institution: Hawthorne Valley Association
Project Director: Rachel Schneider (rschneider@hawthornevalleyfarm.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This proposal will enable project collaborators to create a beginning...

Fincas De Familia: Bridging Generations and Programs to Develop Successful Beginning Farmers In South Texas Colonias

Award Amount: $726,231
Institution: UTRGV
Project Director: Juan Raygoza (juan.raygoza@utrgv.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The long-term goal of this proposed project is to develop...

First Generation Farmers: Developing a Beginning Farmer Incubator to Teach Strategies for Farming on the Urban-Edge

Award Amount: $200,000
Institution: First Generation Farmers
Project Director: Allison Cecchini (alli@firstgenerationfarmers.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Our goal is to support Beginning Farmers with the foundational...

Flagship Farms/Landing Ground Program for Beginning Refugee and Immigrant Farmers

Award Amount: $300,000
Institution: USCRI Erie
Project Director: Dylanna Grasinger (djackson@uscri-erie.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Erie, Pennsylvania field office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees...

Food Sovereignty: Growing Urban Farmers and Farms

Award Amount: $352,095
Institution: ECO City Farms
Project Director: Margaret Morgan Hubbard (mmh@ecocityfarms.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The purpose of this project is to amplify, deepen and...

Fortifying Rural Economic Empowerment (FREE): Multi-State Farm BusinessDevelopment, Innovative Farming Strategies, and Apprenticeship Program

Award Amount: $583,799
Institution: Winston County Self Help Cooperative
Project Director: Frank Taylor (fltaylor@bellsouth.net)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
In alignment with the BFRDP primary goal, this program takes...

Free-Range & Pastured Poultry Training & Outreach Innovation Hub for Beginning Farmers in California & Oregon

Award Amount: $793,732
Institution: UC Davis School of Vet Med-Cooperative Ext
Project Director: Maurice Pitesky (mepitesky@ucdavis.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Free-range and pastured poultry operations are gaining increasing popularity and are...

From Seed to Table: Military Veteran Training for Sustainable Container Farming Initiatives

Award Amount: $599,392
Institution: University of Missouri - Kansas City
Project Director: Angela Cottrell (cottrella@umkc.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
As a coalition, the University of Missouri – Kansas City...

From Training to Sustaining How Beginning Refugee Farmers Build Successful Farm Enterprises

Award Amount: $500,000
Institution: Jannus, Inc. Attn: Global Gardens
Project Director: Ben Brock (bbrock@idahorefugees.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Global Gardens is a land-based agriculture training program in Boise, Idaho....

Frontera Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Project

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Project Director: Juan Raygoza (juan.raygoza@utrgv.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project will provide outreach, training, technical assistance, and mentorship...

G.R.O.W.E.R.Generate Real Opportunities through Earth's Resources Apprenticeship Program Planning Grant

Award Amount: $24,999
Institution: CSUSM
Project Director: Paola Ometto (pometto@csusm.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The G.R.O.W.E.R. Apprenticeship program -“Generate Real Opportunities through Earth’s Resources”-...

Generation Indigenous Food:  Preparing Beginning Farmers and Ranchers for Success and Resilency

Award Amount: $681,459
Institution: University of Arkansas
Project Director: Janie Hipp (jhipp@uark.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This project brings together American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian...

Global Garden Farm Chicago: Preparing Displaced Refugee Farmers for Vegetable Production in the Midwest

Award Amount: $71,080
Institution: Global Garden Refugee Trainig Farm
Project Director: Linda Seyler (globalgardenfarm@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Global Garden Refugee Training Farm (GGRTF) developed and delivered 2...

Global Gardens New Farmer Training Project

Award Amount: $597,867
Institution: Jannus, Inc.
Project Director: Katie Painter (katiepainter.ised@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Global Gardens trains beginning farmers who have cultural, linguistic, or economic barriers...

Global Growers Farmer Development Initiative

Award Amount: $598,095
Institution: Global Growers Network
Project Director: Robin Chanin (robin@globalgrowers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Global Growers will develop a pipeline to opportunities in agriculture sectors...

Go Farm Hawaii-Building Sustainable Farms for Hawaii

Award Amount: $599,972
Institution: University of Hawaii, CTAHR
Project Director: Janel Yamamoto (janelnoy@hawaii.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Located 2,200 miles from the continental U.S., Hawaii imports about...

GoFarm Incubator Expansion Project

Award Amount: $394,150
Institution: GoFarm
Project Director: Eileen ORourke (eileen@gofarmcoop.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The proposed GoFarm Incubator Expansion Project is an extension of...

Going Whole Hog: Sustainable Livestock and Agroforestry Training for Military Veterans

Award Amount: $599,684
Institution: Appalachian State University
Project Director: Anne Fanatico (fanaticoac@appstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Military veterans have made great sacrifices and need our support in...

Great Lakes Incubator Farm: Enhancing Agricultural, Environmental, and Economic Resilience in Northwest Michigan and Beyond

Award Amount: $695,617
Institution: Grand Traverse Conservation District
Project Director: Koffi Kpachavi (koffi@gtcd.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The Great Lakes Incubator Farm (GLIF) program of the Grand...

Great Plains Master Beekeeping Farmer Open Apiaries and Educational Training Kits

Award Amount: $496,890
Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Project Director: Judy Wu-Smart (jwu-smart@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Experiential learning or "learning through reflections of doing" is a...

Groundswell New Farmer Training Programs

Award Amount: $707,726
Institution: Center for Transformative Action
Project Director: Joanna Green (joanna@groundswellcenter.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Project Goal is to increase the number, diversity, profitability, and environmental sustainability...

Groundtruthing Farm Viability: Providing a Continuum of Advice, Support, Education and Outreach to Create Long-Term Sustainability for Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $577,965
Institution: Practical Farmers of Iowa
Project Director: Greg Van Den Berghe (greg@practicalfarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The long-term goal of this project is to help Iowa...

Grow Appalachia`s Climate Resilient Farming Project

Award Amount: $714,717
Institution: Grow Appalachia Berea College
Project Director: Mark Walden (waldenm@berea.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Grow Appalachia's Climate Resilient Farming Project (CRFP) will increase the...

Growing a Community of Sustainable, Grass-Based Dairy Farmers in the mid-Atlantic through Formal Apprenticeship

Award Amount: $391,596
Institution: PASA
Project Director: Franklin Egan (franklin@pasafarming.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) will build key...

Growing a New Tradition of Urban Farmers ("New Traditions")

Award Amount: $749,781
Institution: RECIPE FOR SUCCESS FOUNDATION
Project Director: Gracie Cavnar (graciecavnar@mac.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Recipe for Success/Hope Farms has developed a program model that...

Growing Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Wyoming

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: University of Wyoming
Project Director: John Hewlett (hewlett@uwyo.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Keywords: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP);Wyoming new and...

Growing Farmer Veterans All over the USA

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Farmer Veteran Coalition
Project Director: Michael O'Gorman (michaelo@farmvetco.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Deliver education, training and technical assitance through veteran-to-veteran learning. Provide...

Growing Farmers Initiative: Equipping beginning farmers to create economically and ecologically resilient farm enterprises in NY and beyond

Award Amount: $744,951
Institution: Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Project Director: Sara Elliott (sarae@stonebarnscenter.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Stone Barns Center's beginning farmer training prepares young farmers...

Growing Good Farmers, Growing Good Food: A Comprehensive Training Program for Ohio`s Organic and Sustainable Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $566,141
Institution: Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
Project Director: Carol Goland (cgoland@oeffa.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Ohio has 27,000 farmers on their present farms less than...

Growing Roots: Deepening Support for Diverse New Farmers and Ranchers in California

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: The Regents of the University of California
Project Director: Jennifer Sowerwine (jsowerwi@berkeley.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The long-term goal of this project is to support the...

Growing Self-Reliant Farmers

Award Amount: $369,500
Institution: Calypso Farm and Ecology Center
Project Director: Susan Willsrud (calypsosusan@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Growing Self-Reliant Farmers project offers a hands-on, farm-based, Farmer Training Program...

Growing Sustainable Farms: Training, Land and Resources for Beginning Socially-Disadvantaged Farmers

Award Amount: $159,626
Institution: Minnesota Food Association
Project Director: Hilary Otey Wold (hilary@mnfoodassociation.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Growing Sustainable Farms: Training, Land and Resources for Beginning Socially-Disadvantaged...

Growing the Education to Market Pipeline: Meeting West Virginia Beginning Farmer Education and Training Needs

Award Amount: $596,681
Institution: Sprouting Farms Corp
Project Director: April Koenig (april@sproutingfarms.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Sprouting Farms Corp is proposing the Growing the Education to...

Growing the Four Corners Training Network for High Desert Farmers

Award Amount: $640,143
Institution: Fort Lewis College- Old Fort at Hesperus
Project Director: Beth LaShell (lashell_b@fortlewis.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The goal of this project is to expand the Four Corners...

Growing the Management Skills of Native Americans and Limited-Resource Beginning Farmers in the Southwest

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: The University of Arizona
Project Director: Russell Tronstad (tronstad@ag.arizona.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This proposal emphasizes the priority topic areas of: basic crop farming...

Growing Together: Building the Capacity and Skills of Low-Resource Beginning Farmers and Agricultural Service Providers in Maine

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: Cultivating Community
Project Director: Craig Lapine (craig@cultivatingcommunity.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Cultivating Community’s “Growing Together” will employ a multi-sector strategy to create...

Growing Tomorrow's Farmers: Beginning Farmer Training and Farmland Access for Soc. Dis. Pop.

Award Amount: $99,966
Institution: Providence Farm Collective Corp.
Project Director: Beth Leipler (providencefarmcollective@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
PFC's Growing Tomorrow's Farmers project addresses intractable issues of fresh...

HABESHA Agriculture Leadership Opportunity (HALO)

Award Amount: $189,435
Institution: HABESHA, Inc.
Project Director: Cashawn Myers (info@habeshainc.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Although the number of Americans ages 25-34 entering the farm...

Hands-On Facility Development Project - Preparing and Developing a Haven for Training Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $49,500
Institution: Nexgen Farming Institute
Project Director: Lee Riddle (nexgenfarminginstitute@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
NexGen Farming Institute is a disabled veteran led 501c3 non-profit...

Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture Beginning Farmer Training Program

Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture
Project Director: Dash Kuhr (institute@hipagriculture.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture (HIP Ag) will offer...

Healing through Hives: Growing a Community of Veteran-led Enterprises through Beekeeping Training

Award Amount: $432,116
Institution: Garden Raised Bounty
Project Director: Deb Crockett (deb@goodgrub.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Healing through Hives centers the needs of Veterans establishing apiaries...

Healthy Food, Healthy Communities: A Collaborative Approach To Producer Education on Native American Reservations

Award Amount: $659,621
Institution: SDSU Extension West River Ag Center
Project Director: Jason Schoch (jason.schoch@sdstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The goal of this grant is to address food sovereignty...

Helping Beginning Growers Analyze Market Channels to Improve Profits

Award Amount: $0
Institution: University of Minnesota
Project Director: Kevin Klair (kklair@umn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Educational Team
Summary
This Educational Team project will develop a set of tools...

Hmong Agricultural Sustainability Training and Education (HASTE)

Award Amount: $711,623
Institution: Hmong National Development
Project Director: May yer Thao (development@hmong.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The goal of the Hmong Agricultural Sustainability Training and Education...

Hudson Valley Farm Apprenticeship

Award Amount: $748,582
Institution: Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming
Project Director: David Llewellyn (dllewellyn@glynwood.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The Glynwood Hudson Valley Farm Apprenticeship is a multi-farm apprenticeship...

Hudson Valley Farm Business Incubator: A regional program for growing resilient farmers

Award Amount: $404,650
Institution: Glynwood
Project Director: Liz Corio (ecorio@glynwood.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The average age of a farmer in the US is...

Improving Climate Resilience in the Chihuahuan Desert: Strengthening a Community of Practice for Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $744,549
Institution: La Semilla Food Center
Project Director: Julieta Saucedo (julieta@lasemillafoodcenter.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Through this project, La Semilla Food Center’s long-term goal is...

Improving Massachusetts Beginning Farmers Success Rates through Comprehensive , Tailorerd

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: CISA
Project Director: Kelly Coleman (kelly@buylocalfood.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This renewal Standard BFRDP project builds upon a successful BFRDP...

Increase start up and/or income of new refugee and immigrant farm businesses across N.C. through wrap-around educational opportunities.

Award Amount: $719,976
Institution: Transplanting Traditions Community Farm
Project Director: Ree Ree Wei (hrwei@transplantingtraditions.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The target audience of this proposal is 100% limited resource,...

Increasing independence and income for Asian refugee farmers in North Carolina

Award Amount: $292,645
Institution: Orange County Partnership for Young Children
Project Director: Kelly Owensby (kowensby@transplantingtraditions.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Transplanting Traditions Community Farm (TTCF) began operating in 2010 as...

Increasing Production of and Access to Local Meats in Northern New Mexico

Award Amount: $696,694
Institution: Taos County Economic Development Corporation (TCEDC)
Project Director: Micayla Gonzales (micayla@tcedc.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The overarching goal of the Taos County Economic Development Corporation’s...

Increasing the Sustainability of First and Next Generation Minority Farmers

Award Amount: $472,434
Institution: Adelante Mujeres
Project Director: Silvia Cuesta (scuesta@adelantemujeres.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
During this reporting period, Western Oregon's Sustainable Collaborative (WOSA) which...

Increasing, Incubating, and Scaling-Up Businesses of New American and Veteran Farmers in Maine

Award Amount: $597,252
Institution: Cultivating Community
Project Director: Craig Lapine (craig@cultivatingcommunity.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Cultivating Community’s Increasing, Incubating, and Scaling-Up Businesses of New American and...

Indigenous Farm Hub: Beginning Farmers & Ranchers Curriculum Development Project

Award Amount: $91,039
Institution: Tides Center
Project Director: Alan Brauer (abrauer@tidescenter.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
One Generation proposes a simplified BFRDP project to build its...

Infrastructure, Access, and Community: A Plan To Support Beginning Farmers in Indiana

Award Amount: $681,405
Institution: Purdue University
Project Director: Kevin Gibson (kgibson@purdue.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The primary goals of this project are to increase the...

Initiating the Paso Del Norte Immigrant Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Network

Award Amount: $541,950
Institution: National Immigrant Farming Initiative Inc. Regional Office
Project Director: Rigoberto Delgado (rigo@immigrantfarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Project SummaryTITLE: "Initiating the Paso Del Norte Immigrant Beginning Farmer...

Integrated Solutions to Achieve Farmland Access for New Farmers

Award Amount: $576,017
Institution: Renewing the Countryside
Project Director: Jan Joannides (jan@rtcinfo.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
With this project, Renewing the Countryside will complete a comprehensive,...

Kaua`i Beginning Egg Farms PEEP: Poultry & Egg Education Project

Award Amount: $226,947
Institution: Malama Kauai
Project Director: Anni Caporuscio (anni@malamakauai.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Kaua‘i PEEP (Poultry & Egg Education Project) will increase the...

KC F.A.R.M.E.R.S: Kansas City Farmers and Ranchers for Mentoring, Education, and Resource Sharing Coalition

Award Amount: $748,348
Institution: KC Farm School
Project Director: Alicia Ellingsworth (alicia@kcfarmschool.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
“KC F.A.R.M.E.R.S: Kansas City Farmers and Ranchers for Mentoring, Education,...

La Cosecha (The Harvest) 2020: Expanding the Success and Sustainabilityof Farming for Beginning

Award Amount: $599,999
Institution: Michigan State University
Project Director: David Mota-Sanchez (motasanc@msu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Latino beginning farmers (los granjeros) in the Great Lakes are...

La Cosecha (the Harvest): Increasing the sustainability of first and next generation Latino farmers

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Michigan State University
Project Director: David Mota-Sanchez (motasanc@msu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Beginning Latino farmers are changing the face of specialty fruit production...

Labor Readiness: Pathways for Farm Workers to Start Up and Advanced Beginners to Scale Up New Farm Businesses

Award Amount: $599,147
Institution: Cornell University
Project Director: Anusuya Rangarajan (ar47@cornell.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Based upon our collective experience and findings from past BFRDP...

Land Access and Saving for Long-Term Assets: Combining Two Approaches to Addressing a Common Barrier for New and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

Award Amount: $49,104
Institution: Penn State Extension (The Pennsylvania State University)
Project Director: Christi Powell (cug137@psu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The successful transfer of farm and rangeland to the next...

Land Access Solutions for Illinois` Next-Generation Farmers

Award Amount: $638,303
Institution: The Land Connection
Project Director: Nathan Aaberg (nathan@thelandconnection.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The number one challenge beginning farmers face is accessing farmland....

Land Access, Capital Readiness, and Marketing: A Collaborative Training Program to Sustain Beginning Farmers in Years 4 to 10

Award Amount: $599,074
Institution: California FarmLink
Project Director: Reggie Knox (reggie@cafarmlink.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This project addresses the needs of 604 California beginning farmers...

Land for Farmers: Training and Technical Assistance to Achieve Farmland Access for Beginning Farmers Across New England

Award Amount: $749,856
Institution: Land For Good
Project Director: Shemariah Blum-Evitts (shemariah@landforgood.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Land access is a top challenge for beginning farmers (BFs);...

Latino Immigrant Farmworkers Transition to Organic Farming Futures (LIFT OFF)

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association
Project Director: nathan harkleroad (nathan@albafarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The LIFT OFF goal is to educate and assist 125...

Launching Beginning Farmers: Long-Term Preserved Farm Leases and Farm Success Training

Award Amount: $307,732
Institution: Foodshed Alliance A NJ Nonprofit Corporation
Project Director: Eric Derby (eric@foodshedalliance.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
One of the most pervasive and persistent challenge beginning farmers in...

Laying the Groundwork: A Land Affordability Calculator & National Land Access Training Series to Help the Next Generation of Farmers Succeed

Award Amount: $574,150
Institution: National Young Farmers Coalition
Project Director: Holly Rippon-Butler (holly@youngfarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
In the next two decades, more than two-thirds of privately...

Legal Aid of Nebraska`s Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Project

Award Amount: $654,902
Institution: Legal Aid of Nebraska
Project Director: Michelle Soll (msoll@legalaidofnebraska.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The purpose of the renewal Legal Aid of Nebraska (LAN) Beginning...

Leveling Up: Providing Innovative Tools and Resources for Beekeepers to Improve Business Success

Award Amount: $625,821
Institution: University of Florida
Project Director: Amy Vu (amy.vu@ufl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The long-term goal of this project is to support and...

Mahia`ai Moa Project

Award Amount: $745,171
Institution: Sustainable Molokai
Project Director: Jamie Ronzello (jamie@sustainablemolokai.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Living in one of USDA's classified food deserts, the community...

Main Aquaculture Business Training: Strengthening a Sector of Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $27,763
Institution: Maine Aquaculture Association
Project Director: Christian Brayden (christian@maineaqua.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The project will focus on entrepreneurship and business training for...

Maintaining the Paso Del Norte Immigrant and Military Veteran Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Network

Award Amount: $589,494
Institution: National Immigrant Farming
Project Director: Rigoberto Delgado (rigo@immigrantfarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Project Summary1. TITLE: "Maintaining the Paso Del Norte Immigrant and...

Michigan`s Emerging Farmers Strategies and Tools to Enhance Success

Award Amount: $744,810
Institution: Michigan State University
Project Director: Michael Hamm (mhamm@msu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This project has as its overall goal "to create a...

More North Texas Farm Success

Award Amount: $49,555
Institution: GROW North Texas
Project Director: Susie Marshall (susie@grownorthtexas.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
More North Texas Farm Success builds on the existing Farm...

MOSES Farmer Advancement Program

Award Amount: $539,536
Institution: MOSES
Project Director: Sarah Broadfoot (grants@mosesorganic.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The overall project goal is to strengthen the viability of...

Native American Beginning Farmer Education Initiative

Award Amount: $446,272
Institution: Delaware State University
Project Director: John Clendaniel (jclendaniel@desu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Delaware State University's Farm School Program to reach the new...

Nevada Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Project

Award Amount: $692,433
Institution: University of Nevada Reno Cooperative Extension
Project Director: Staci Emm (emms@unr.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The long-term goal of this StandardBFRDP Project Renewal is to enhance...

Nevada Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Project

Award Amount: $598,969
Institution: University of Nevada Extension Mineral
Project Director: Staci Emm (emms@unr.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The long-term goal of this Standard BFRDP Project is...

New American Sustainable Agriculture Project in New Hampshire

Award Amount: $539,275
Institution: ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SUCCESS
Project Director: Muktar Idhow (midhow@refugeesuccess.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success (ORIS) proposes a project...

New Organic Stewards: Expanding Community, Resources and Financial Knowledge

Award Amount: $310,419
Institution: Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service
Project Director: John Mesko (john@mosesorganic.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
In the New Organic Stewards: Expanding Community, Resources and Financial Knowledge project...

New Roots and Shoots:Building on Refugee Farmer Success in Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Markets

Award Amount: $749,997
Institution: International Rescue Committee
Project Director: Aley Kent (aley.kent@rescue.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Immigrant and refugee beginning farmers face critical barriers to success,...

New Roots Farm Incubator Expansion & Enhancement

Award Amount: $524,979
Institution: Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas
Project Director: Kristin Selby (kselby@catholiccharitiesks.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas (CCNEK) in partnership with Cultivate...

New Roots for Refugees

Award Amount: $380,433
Institution: Catholic Charities of Northeast KS
Project Director: Meredith Walrafen (mwalrafen@catholiccharitiesks.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas (CCNEK) in partnership with Cultivate...

Next Generation of Midwest Beekeepers: Leveraging Resources in Nebraska and Iowa to Reach New and Underserved Communities

Award Amount: $49,998
Institution: Iowa State University
Project Director: Randall Cass (randall@iastate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Next Generation of Midwest Beekeepers (NGMB) project will expand...

North Texas Farm Success: A Series for Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $49,890
Institution: GROW North Texas
Project Director: Susie Marshall (susie@grownorthtexas.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
North Texas Farm Success: A Series for Beginning Farmers provides...

On Solid Ground: Hands-on Training, Farm Viability, and Land Access Support for Ohio Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $570,327
Institution: Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
Project Director: Carol Goland (cgoland@oeffa.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The goal of the proposed work is to increase the...

Open Books: Open Farmland¿Increasing Farm Economic Viability in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Angelic Organics Learning Center
Project Director: Jackie de Batista (grants@learngrowconnect.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Open Books: Open Farmland project is led by Angelic...

Opening New Land and Opportunity for the Somali Bantu Farmers' Agricultural Future

Award Amount: $416,651
Institution: Somali Bantu Community Association Lewiston of Maine
Project Director: Muhidin Libah (muhidin@somalibantumaine.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Project SummaryUSDA NIFA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Project RFA...

Opening Pathways to Scalable Farming in the Deep South

Award Amount: $491,212
Institution: Louisiana Central
Project Director: Bahia Nightengale (bnightengale@louisiana-central.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Objectives & Collaborators: The OPSF farmer training program, led by...

Organic Farming Certificate Program

Award Amount: $589,990
Institution: Rodale Institute
Project Director: Jeff Moyer (jeff.moyer@rodaleinstitute.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
The Rodale Institute Farmer Training (RIFT) Program is a multiple-track immersive internship...

Organic Farming Program

Award Amount: $498,706
Institution: Rodale Institute
Project Director: Jeff Moyer (jeff.moyer@rodaleinstitute.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Organic Farming Program is a collaboration between Rodale Institute (NGO)...

Organic Farming Program

Award Amount: $366,976
Institution: Rodale Institute
Project Director: Jeff Moyer (jeff.moyer@rodaleinstitute.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Organic Farming Program is a collaboration between Rodale Institute and...

Organic Grain Resources and Information Network (OGRAIN): Growing with beginning organic grain farmers in the Upper Midwest

Award Amount: $480,051
Institution: University of Wisconsin System
Project Director: Erin Silva (emsilva@wisc.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Organic Grain Resources and Information Network's (OGRAIN) long-term goal...

Organic Grain Resources And Information Network (OGRAIN): Supporting beginning organic grain growers in the Upper Midwest

Award Amount: $187,379
Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Project Director: Erin Silva (emsilva@wisc.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Organic Grain Resources And Information Network (OGRAIN) will increase the...

Organic Seed Production for Beginning Farmers: An Internship Program, On-Line Course, and National Co-Learning Community

Award Amount: $589,424
Institution: Organic Seed Alliance
Project Director: Micaela Colley (micaela@seedalliance.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Organic seed production presents a lucrative opportunity for beginning farmers....

Outreach and Training for Beginning BIPOC Farmers in New England

Award Amount: $524,040
Institution: Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust
Project Director: George Spring Buffalo (chiefgeorgespring@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust’s project titled "Black, Indigenous People of Color...

Outreach, Training, and Technical Assistance Project for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Virginia

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Project Director: William Crutchfield (wcrutchfield@vsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Overall goal of this project is to empower socially disadvantaged and...

Overcoming Business and Land Challenges: Assisting Refugees, Indigenous Peoples, and other Limited Resource Beginning Producers in Arizona

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: The University of Arizona
Project Director: Russell Tronstad (tronstad@ag.arizona.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
This proposal targets beginning farmer refugees and people of color...

Pathways to Farming: Facilitating land access, technical assistance, and cooperative development for beginning farmers of color

Award Amount: $300,000
Institution: Oregon Food Bank
Project Director: Heather Ellis (grants@oregonfoodbank.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The overall goal of this project is to develop the...

Peer to Peer Organic Whole Farm Training with Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas

Award Amount: $597,886
Institution: HOPE for Small Farm Sustainability
Project Director: Diana Garcia-Padilla (hopeforsfs@yahoo.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
HOPE for SFS is a nonprofit 501(c)3 community-based organization and...

Plant It Forward Farmer Development Initiative: Advanced Training & Technical Assistance for Refugee & Immigrant Urban Farmers in Houston, TX

Award Amount: $0
Institution: Plant It Forward
Project Director: Rachel Folkerts (rachel@plant-it-forward.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Plant It Forward Farms (PIF) proposes creating a partnership agreement...

Planting Seeds for Food Sovereignty: Developing Culturally Appropriate Farmer

Award Amount: $45,942
Institution: FARRMS
Project Director: Stephanie Blumhagen (sblumhagen@farrms.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Foundation for Agriculture and Rural Resources Management and Sustainability...

Preparing a Resilient Future: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Training for Organic Field Crop & Live

Award Amount: $599,740
Institution: National Center for Appropriate Technology
Project Director: Jeff Schahczenski (jeffs@ncat.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) will partner with the...

Preparing Soc. Disadvantaged and Vet. Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in N. Carolina Sustainability

Award Amount: $444,000
Institution: Operation Spring Plant, Inc.
Project Director: Dorathy Barker (operationspringplantinc67@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Project’s long-term goal is to prepare socially disadvantaged and veteran...

Provide training (theorIcal and practical), education, outreach and technical assistance

Award Amount: $676,133
Institution: Corporación Juvenil para el Desarrollo de Comunidades Sostenibles
Project Director: Ana Rodríguez (anarodz1965@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
"Corporación Juvenil para el Desarrollo de Comunidades Sostenibles" (CJDCS), requested...

Providing Outreach and Assistance Through the Incubator Program to Enhance the Sustainability of Beginning Farmers, Ranchers and Veterans in South Carolina

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: South Carolina State University - 1890 Research and Extension
Project Director: Joshua Idassi (jidassi@scsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Over 66% of farms in South Carolina are less than...

Ranchers, Diversification and Rural Communities: Ensuring Beginning Producer Success

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: South Dakota State University
Project Director: Ken Olson (kenneth.olson@sdstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Beginning farmers and ranchers - and the rural communities that...

Ranching Legacy Program: Providing Education and Opportunities for Colorado's Young and Beginning Ranchers

Award Amount: $298,500
Institution: Colorado Cattlemen's Associationo
Project Director: Terry Fankhauser (terry@coloradocattle.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Ranching is more complex than ever and these complexities can...

Recirculating Farms Coalition: Growing Local - Training New and Beginning Sustainable Urban Farmers In New Orleans, Louisiana

Award Amount: $500,000
Institution: Recirculating Farms Coalition
Project Director: Marianne Cufone (mcufone@recirculatingfarms.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The greater New Orleans, Louisiana area suffers from poverty, food insecurity...

Reducing Barriers for Disadvantaged and Beginning Farmers in Greene County Missouri

Award Amount: $597,918
Institution: Springfield Community Gardens
Project Director: Maile Auterson (maileauterson@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Over the course of 3 years, Springfield Community Gardens (SCG)...

Refresh Appalachia: Agricultural Entrepreneurship Development Program

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: Tri-State Local Foods, Inc.
Project Director: Lauren Kemp (lauren@unlimitedfuture.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Long-Term Goal of this project is to establish a...

Regenerating Watts Farmers, Renewing Watts Farms

Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: Watts Labor Community Action Committee
Project Director: Ava Post (apost@wlcac.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Watts Labor Community Action Committee’s (WLCAC’s) Regenerating Watts Farmersprogram offers...

Regenerative Poultry and Vegetable Farming in the San Luis Valley for Socially Disadvantaged and Immigrant Farmers

Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition
Project Director: Amber Middleton (director.rgfp@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Regenerative Poultry and Vegetable Farming in the San Luis...

Regional Farmer-led Education and Training Hubs for Building Resiliency and Viable Farms in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Award Amount: $516,548
Institution: Land Stewardship Project
Project Director: Karen Stettler (stettler@landstewardshipproject.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
Land Stewardship Project (LSP) project entitled Regional Farmer-led Education and Training...

Regional Resilience: An Integrated Approach to New Farmer Training in the Chesapeake

Award Amount: $596,941
Institution: Future Harvest, Incorporated
Project Director: Dena Leibman (futureharvestcasa@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
The overarching goals of the Regional Resilience: An Integrated Approach...

Rend Lake College BFRDP Application

Award Amount: $281,229
Institution: Rend Lake College
Project Director: Blake Patton (pattonb@rlc.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Rend Lake College (RLC) Advancement of Beginning Farmers and...

Reviving Full Production in Puerto Rico Through the Beginning Farmer Rancher

Award Amount: $580,212
Institution: Segar Adovcacy Insittute
Project Director: Nancy Rivera-White (nrivera@segarai.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
As of January 31st 2021 Segar Advocacy Institute has been...

Roads to Successful Farm Succession

Award Amount: $641,955
Institution: Iowa State Univeristy
Project Director: John Lawrence (jdlaw@iastate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Roads to Successful Farm Succession, addresses several aspects of farm business...

RU Ready to Farm: Getting Rooted in the Garden State

Award Amount: $515,464
Institution: Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Project Director: William Hlubik (william.hlubik@rutgers.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
New Jersey boasts productive, high-quality farmland located near some of the...

SC Coastal Beginning Farmer Development Project

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Center for Heirs' Property Preservation
Project Director: Jennie Stephens (jstephens@heirsproperty.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This program has a goal to increase the ability of...

Securing a Future on the Land:Improving Land Access Education and Land Matching Services for Colorado Farmers, Ranchers and Land Owners

Award Amount: $46,025
Institution: Guidestone Colorado
Project Director: Amanda Laban (amanda@guidestonecolorado.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The overall goal of "Securing a Future on the Land"...

Securing Beginning Farmers Through Succession Planning Project

Award Amount: $496,914
Institution: Easter Seals Wisconsin
Project Director: Paul Leverenz (pleverenz@eastersealswisconsin.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
A partnership of Easter Seals Wisconsin (ESW), Wisconsin Farm Center (WFC),...

Seeded and Growing: Sustaining Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Education and Engagement

Award Amount: $593,056
Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Project Director: John Munsell (jfmunsel@vt.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
We will build on and continue BFRDP-sponsored services for new and...

Setting the Stage for Succession: Tools for the Beginning Farmer

Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: The Pennsylvania State University
Project Director: Paula Ledney (pay103@psu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The long-term goal of the Setting the Stage for Succession: Tools...

Sicangu Food Sovereignty Initiative Expansion

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: Sicangu Community Development Corporation
Project Director: Matthew Wilson (matthew.wilson@sicangucorp.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The overall goal of the SFSI Expansion is to increase the...

Skagit County Beginning Farmer Development Program

Award Amount: $599,999
Institution: Viva Farm
Project Director: Michael Frazier (michael@vivafarms.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Beginning Farmer Development Program Skagit County establishes a formal...

Small Farm Innovation on the PRAIRIE-Creating a Support Ecosystem for Historically Marginalized Agricultural Producers

Award Amount: $508,000
Institution: PRAIRIE
Project Director: Verna Kragnes (verna.kragnes@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
PRAIRIE, in partnership and collaboration with area partners, seeks to...

Small/Mid-Scale Farming for a New Era in New York

Award Amount: $749,272
Institution: Center For Agricultural Development And Entrepreneurship (CADE)
Project Director: Phoebe Schreiner (phoebe@cadefarms.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Our goal is to increase the number of beginning farmers...

Solid Ground 2: Weaving Together Expert Trainings and Peer Networks for Sustained

Award Amount: $525,000
Institution: University of Connecticut
Project Director: Jiff Martin (jiff.martin@uconn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
In the following proposal, UConn Extension’s long tradition of serving...

South Dakota Beginning Farmer Training, Mentoring, Networking and Market Support Project

Award Amount: $225,079
Institution: Dakota Rural Action
Project Director: Frank James (fejames@dakotarural.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The South Dakota Beginning Farmer Training, Mentoring, Networking, and Marketing...

South-West Texas StrikeForce Initiative for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

Award Amount: $712,500
Institution: University of Texs Rio Grande Valley
Project Director: George Bennack (bennack@utpa.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
This Standard Renewal Project includes 28% sub-awards to a community-based...

Southeast Asian (SEA) Beginning Farmer Program of Fresno

Award Amount: $381,166
Institution: Asian Business Institute and Resource Center
Project Director: Vila Xiong (vila@fresnoabirc.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The Asian Business Institute and Resource Center (ABIRC), a 501(c)(3)...

Southern Illinois Beginning Forest Landowner Program

Award Amount: $305,358
Institution: University of Illinois
Project Director: Christopher Evans (cwevans@illinois.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
To address the need for more private landowners engaged in...

Southern New England Farmers of Color Collaborative

Award Amount: $280,863
Institution: African Alliance of Rhode Island
Project Director: julius kolawole (jokolawole@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Southern New England Farmers of Color Collaborative (SNEFCC) is...

Stone Child Cattleman's College

Award Amount: $319,440
Institution: Stone Child College
Project Director: Tyson Courchane (tcourchane@stonechild.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project aims to empower a cohort of 20 aspiring...

Strategic Investments to Ensure Long-Term Success of Veteran-Owned and Advanced Beginning Farms

Award Amount: $712,500
Institution: Cornell University
Project Director: Anusuya Rangarajan (ar47@cornell.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The Northeast Beginning Farmer Project's goal is to ensure access...

Strengthening Farmer Entrepreneurship through Regional Resources, Linkages, and Networks

Award Amount: $599,620
Institution: Angelic Organics Learning Center
Project Director: Jackie de Batista (aolc.director@learngrowconnect.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The long-term goal of the Strengthening Farmer Entrepreneurship Project is...

Strengthening Innovative Tools and Resources for Farmland Access, Transfer, and Succession

Award Amount: $204,552
Institution: Athens Land Trust
Project Director: Justin Merrifield (justin@athenslandtrust.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The long-term goal of the project is to dismantle a...

Strengthening Oregon's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Education and Resources through Collaboration

Award Amount: $49,543
Institution: Rogue Farm Corps
Project Director: Abigail Singer (abigail@roguefarmcorps.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Rogue Farm Corps’ collaborative project Strengthening Oregon’s Beginning Farmer andRancher...

Strengthening Training and Sustaining Farming Opportunities for Veterans and Limited Resource Populations through Collaboration, Mentoring and Experiential Learning

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY
Project Director: Duncan M Chembezi (duncan.chembezi@aamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Alabama A&M University (AAMU) has been providing training and technical assistance...

Successfully Navigating the First 10 Years: Education Targeting Farm Dev Stages to Achieve Profitability and Environmental Sustainability

Award Amount: $670,000
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Garry Stephenson (garry.stephenson@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
With the nation’s need to foster a new generation of farmers,...

Supporting Beginning Farmer Programs with Technical Assistance to Apply for BFRDP

Award Amount: $249,657
Institution: New Entry Sustainable Farming Proje
Project Director: Sarah Lambertson (sarah.lambertson@tufts.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, in collaboration with their partners is proposing...

Supporting Beginning Farmers in Scaling-up into Wholesale Production

Award Amount: $563,810
Institution: West Central Missouri Community Action Agency
Project Director: Katie Nixon (katherine.m.nixon@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project will provide support and training to beginning growers as...

Supporting Pennsylvania New Farmers in the Start-up, Re-strategizing and Establishing Years

Award Amount: $461,000
Institution: The Pennsylvania State University
Project Director: Tara Baugher (tab36@psu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Leading Pennsylvania's economy with $7.4 billion in sales each year,...

Supporting Urban Growers Through the Providence County Urban Growers Leadership Program

Award Amount: $492,930
Institution: Northern Rhode Island Conservation District
Project Director: Molly Allard (mallard.nricd@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Urban Growers Leadership Program (UGLP) seeks to support limited resource...

Sustainable Farms for Urban Markets

Award Amount: $603,790
Institution: Hmong American Partnership
Project Director: Bao Vang (baov@hmong.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Sustainable Farms for Urban Markets' (SFUM) mission is to enhance...

Sustaining on Farm Success: Building Resilience through Farmer Led Training

Award Amount: $564,863
Institution: Community Food & Agriculture Coalition
Project Director: Bonnie Buckingham (cfacinfo@missoulacfac.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
Montana’s beginning farmers face many of the same challenges as...

Sustaining Rural Communities through Beginning Farmer Mentorship,Training and Marketing

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Rural Coalition
Project Director: Lorette Picciano (lpicciano@ruralco.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
Sustaining Rural Communities Through Beginning Farmer Mentorship, Training and Marketing...

Sweet Hollow Farm Apprenticeship for High Altitude Market Farmers and Regional Educators

Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: Sweet Hollow Farm
Project Director: Jonah Sloven (jonah.sloven@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Project Goals: The long term goals of this project are...

Syracuse Beginning Farmer Standard Project

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment
Project Director: Brandy Colebrook (bcolebrook@syracuserise.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment (RISE), through its Syracuse Refugee Agriculture...

Technical Assistance, Extension and Training for Beginning Aquaculture Farmers

Award Amount: $397,668
Institution: Marine and Environmental Research Institute of Pohnpei
Project Director: Simon Ellis (scellis@hawaii.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project will develop a highly collaborative network between stakeholders...

Tennessee Beginning Farmers Outreach Project

Award Amount: $567,069
Institution: University of Tennessee Extension
Project Director: Timothy Prather (tprather@tennessee.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Beginning farmers and ranchers, whether intending to farm full-time or...

The 3Bs: Beginning Farmer and Beekeeper training in rural, Brazoria County, Texas

Award Amount: $740,882
Institution: Harvest for the Hungry, Inc.
Project Director: David Huang (h4thtx@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Harvest for the Hungry (H4H) proposes to increase the number...

The Beginning Farmer Support Collective is an effort to enhance the services provided to beginning farmers in King County by joining resources of three farmer training organizations and the County.

Award Amount: $597,846
Institution: Tilth Alliance
Project Director: Sarah Collier (sarahcollier@tilthalliance.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The goal of the Beginning Farmer Support Collaborative is to: create...

The Courage to Lead: Native BFR in Indian Country will Provide Us the Future We Seek (EET)

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: University of Arkansas
Project Director: Janie Hipp (jhipp@uark.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This EET project will, over the three years of funded...

The National Farmer Veteran Project: Utilizing Existing Relationships and Networks to Expand Impact and Reach Among Veteran Farmers

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: The Farmer Veteran Coalition
Project Director: Michael O'Gorman (michaelo@farmvetco.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The long-term goals of the project are: (1) to increase...

The Northern Colorado Farm Business Accelerator Program

Award Amount: $300,000
Institution: Northern Colorado Foodshed Project
Project Director: KEVIN JABLONSKI (kevinjablonski@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Northern Colorado Foodshed Project Farm Business Accelerator program will...

The Patterson School Incubator Farm Program: A Second Century of Agricultural Education and Environmental Stewardship

Award Amount: $49,883
Institution: Patterson School Foundation
Project Director: Kitty Rosati (kittygrosati@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The goal of this one-year project is to scale-up the Patterson...

The Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Program: A Participatory Beginning Farmer and Rancher Education and Training Initiative

Award Amount: $724,828
Institution: Virginia Tech
Project Director: Kim Niewolny (niewolny@vt.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Our long-term goal is to holistically improve start-up opportunities for a...

To recruit and aid beginning farmers in Puerto Rico so that through technical assistance they can improve their success in farming

Award Amount: $431,633
Institution: Corporacion Juvenil para el Desarrollo de Comunidades Sostenibles
Project Director: Ana Rodríguez (anarodz1965@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
The aim of this project is to address the urgent problem...

Towards a More Robust Portfolio of Entrepreneurship & Production Training for South Carolina's Emerging Farmers

Award Amount: $599,740
Institution: Clemson University
Project Director: Ben Boyles (boyles2@clemson.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
One in four South Carolina producers are considered new and...

Training Agroecological Farmers for a Hotter, Drier Future in the Chihuahuan Desert

Award Amount: $568,435
Institution: La Semilla Food Center
Project Director: Krysten Aguilar (krysten@lasemillafoodcenter.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
La Semilla will enhance the success and sustainability of beginning...

Training and Education to Facilitate Entry Into Emerging Specialized Wholesale and Agritourism Markets for Beginning Producers in Remote Agricultural Southern Colorado

Award Amount: $239,970
Institution: Economic Development, Colorado Office of
Project Director: Elizabeth ORear (elizabeth.orear@state.co.us)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This project innovates beginning producer education through collaboration between the...

Training and Empowering Central Iowa Refugee Farmers for Success

Award Amount: $300,000
Institution: Lutheran Services in Iowa
Project Director: Nicholas Wuertz (nicholas.wuertz@lsiowa.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The goal of this project is to assist Global Greens...

Training, Developing, and Mentoring Beginning Organic and Conventional Dairy and Feed Producers

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: NFO, Inc. (National Farmers Organization)
Project Director: David Reed (dreed@nfo.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Currently the demand by consumers for organic dairy products exceeds...

Training, Developing, and Mentoring Beginning Organic Dairy and Feed Producers

Award Amount: $588,948
Institution: NFO, Inc
Project Director: David Reed (dreed@nfo.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Though consumer demand has skyrocketed for organic milk in recent...

Transferring Land and Downloading Knowledge: Catalyzing New Farmer Development in West Mich

Award Amount: $44,885
Institution: Ottawa County
Project Director: Becky Huttenga (bhuttenga@miottawa.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Land access. Mentors. Resources. Capital. These are some of the...

Transitioning Oregon's Farmland: Access, Planning, and Assistance for This Generation and the Next (TOF)

Award Amount: $743,900
Institution: Rogue Farm Corps
Project Director: Abigail Singer (abigail@roguefarmcorps.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Transitioning Oregon's Farmland: Access, Planning, and Assistance for This Generation...

Tuskegee University Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program

Award Amount: $459,914
Institution: Tuskegee University
Project Director: Robert Zabawa (rzabawa@tuskegee.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The long-term goal of this project is to design and...

Ultra-Niche Crops for the Progressive, New Farmer

Award Amount: $460,170
Institution: Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
Project Director: Jenny Carleo (carleo@aesop.rutgers.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The project goal is to teach new and beginning farmers...

United Tribes Technical College Native Farmer Initiative

Award Amount: $571,950
Institution: United Tribes Technical College
Project Director: Edwin Kitzes (ekitzes@uttc.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
This is a resubmitted application from United Tribes Technical College (UTTC);...

University of Hawaii's GoFarm Hawaii: A Statewide Beginning Farmer Initiative

Award Amount: $600,000
Institution: University of Hawaii, CTAHR
Project Director: steven chiang (schiang@hawaii.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2017 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Project Presentation: Click to Open
Summary
Hawaii has a unique set of needs for new farmers...

University of Hawaii`s GoFarm Hawaii: A regional new farmer development initiative

Award Amount: $712,000
Institution: U of Hawaii, Agribusiness Incubator Program
Project Director: steven chiang (schiang@hawaii.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2014 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
How can we capitalize upon the interest in agriculture to...

Using Comprehensive Financial Assistance to Increase Capital Infusion for Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $591,300
Institution: Food Finance Institute
Project Director: Sarah Larson (sarah.larson@business.wisconsin.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
How can we get more capital deployed for beginning farmers? This...

Vegetable Production Training and Farm to Market Access Opportunity

Award Amount: $590,538
Institution: Georgia Women in Ag NWIAA
Project Director: Noreen Whitehead (nwiaa.atlchapter@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: 2021 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The New Market Readiness Project is a two state project...

Weathering Change: Holistic Farm Management Training for Financial and Environmental Resilience

Award Amount: $748,960
Institution: Angelic Organics Learning Center
Project Director: Jackie de Batista (jackie.b@learngrowconnect.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
Weathering Change: Holistic Farm Training for Financial and Environmental Resilience...

Whole Farm Planning, Peer Learning & Income Diversification for Appalachian Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $519,815
Institution: Rural Action
Project Director: Tom Redfern (tomr@ruralaction.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2021 Awards
Summary
The goal of Rural Action’s proposal Whole Farm Planning, Peer...

Wind River Farm Business Incubator: Building the Capacity of Beginning Farmers in Central Wyoming

Award Amount: $300,000
Institution: Central Wyoming College
Project Director: Joanne Slingerland (jslinger@cwc.edu)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
When people think of Wyoming, they conjure scenes of cowboys, cattle...

Windy City Harvest: Building Capacity of Beginning Farmers in the Chicago Region

Award Amount: $599,996
Institution: Chicago Horticultural Society
Project Director: Kelly Larsen (klarsen@chicagobotanic.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2020 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The Chicago Botanic Garden proposes a renewed BFRDP project to...

Windy City Harvest: Building Capacity of Beginning Farmers in the Chicago Region

Award Amount: $750,000
Institution: Chicago Botanic Garden
Project Director: Carmen Vergara (cvergara@chicagobotanic.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Education Projects
Summary
The Chicago Horticultural Society proposes a renewed BFRDP project to build...

Windy City Harvest: Training Beginner Farmers for Chicago`s Urban Agriculture Community

Award Amount: $712,500
Institution: Chicago Horticultural Society
Project Director: Angela Mason (amason@chicagobotanic.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2015 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Through a renewal of its standard BFRDP project, the Chicago...

Wolfe`s Neck Farm Dairy Farmer Apprenticeship Program

Award Amount: $573,256
Institution: Wolfe's Neck Farm
Project Director: David Herring (dherring@wolfesneckfarm.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Wolfe's Neck Farm is an educational farm in Maine that runs...

Women on the Land, Community by Community in Iowa and Nebraska

Award Amount: $325,831
Institution: Center for Rural Affairs
Project Director: Kathie Starkweather (kathies@cfra.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2018 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
Land transition from women landowners to beginners with emphasis on...

Yazidi Farmer Education and Outreach-Growing a Yazidi Community Foodshed

Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: Community Crops
Project Director: Matt Pirog (matt@communitycrops.org)
Funding Opportunity: 2019 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Awards
Summary
The goal of this project is to empower aspiring farmers...