…Since 1994, the 2501 Program has awarded 451 grants totaling more than $103 million. Among recent 2501 projects, an FY 2018 grant awarded to the Mississippi Minority Farmers Alliance in…
Bill to Fix Friant-Kern Canal Continues Forward Progress
…bill would require the Department of Water Resources to grant $400 million to the Friant Water Authority for the purpose of repairing the canal to allow it to operate at…
Secretary Perdue Praises Farming Innovations at Forbes AgTech Summit
…innovators, and creators, and entrepreneurs rather than against them,” said Secretary Perdue. “We have the ability here at USDA, through our land grant universities and our extension service, to get…
USDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
…(Sec. 12513). Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program: On April 23, 2019, AMS announced the availability of funding for the Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program (Sec. 12102). Feasibility Study…
USDA Opens Signup for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…30, 2019. The grants.gov electronic submission interface is called Workspace. Workspace is the standard way for organizations or individuals to apply for federal grants in grants.gov. Workspace allows an applicant…
New Agricultural Video Series to Train the Next Generation Debuts
…Crops Block Grant Program. “Several of the farmers who ended up being involved in the videos themselves, really stressed to us right at the outset, they want this to be…
The USDA Announces New Vision for Animal Genomics
…University through a grant from NIFA. During the workshop, experts in three categories—”Science to Practice,” “Discovery Science” and “Infrastructure” generated new objectives for characterizing the microbiome, enhancing the use of…
Organic Certification Cost Aid Continues With New Farm Bill
…apply for grant agreements to administer the OCCSP program in fiscal 2019. State agencies that establish agreements for fiscal year 2019 may be able to extend their agreements and receive…
USDA Opens Application Portal for New ReConnect Rural Broadband Infrastructure Program
…projects, through $200 million in grants, $200 million in loan and grant combinations, and $200 million in low-interest loans. The application deadlines for each of these funding packages are as…
State Trade Expansion Program Deadline Approaches
California officials are currently accepting proposals for the California State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The program is a federally funded grant opportunity that is made possible through the U.S. Small…
Effort to Repair Friant-Kern Canal Passes First Hurdle
…issues as a result of over drafted groundwater basins. The bill seeks to appropriate $400 million dollars from the General Fund to require the Department of Water Resources to grant…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…Conservation Conservation Innovation Grants: On March 26, 2019, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) state offices began publishing notices of funding availability for the Conservation Innovation Grants state competitions. Agricultural Conservation…
Citrus Research Board to Employ Dogs to Detect HLB
…dogs that have been trained through an HLB-MAC grant in Florida currently and CRB is considering bringing them out,” said Lisa Finke, Canine Project Manager with CRB. “We’re in the…
Proactive IPM Solutions Grants Available
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting grant applications for its Proactive IPM Solutions Program, administered by the Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis (OPCA). The…