…Food Link grant program and how it is helping consumers learn about ag and where their food comes from. Food Link Grant Program To learn more – go to www.fb.org…
USDA Invests $6.7 Million in 544 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects Nationwide
…visit to the Snake River Brewing Company, in Jackson, Wyo. The company received a $13,810 USDA Rural Development Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant to install a solar panel…
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Repair Housing in Rural Communities
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is seeking applications for grants to make housing repairs for low- and very-low-income rural residents. The grants are being provided through USDA…
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Socially-Disadvantaged Producers
…available through USDA’s Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant Program (formerly the Small, Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant Program), which assists organizations that provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups in rural areas. Examples of technical…
CDFA Announces 2015 Funding For The State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
…Prospective applicants may contact CDFA’s Grants Office at grants@cdfa.ca.gov with general program questions. To learn more about the state’s drought response, visit Drought.CA.Gov. Every Californian should take steps to conserve…
Fuel Up to Play 60 Kick-Offs Spring Funding Campaign for California Schools
…award 18 schools and 3 school districts with $100,000 in grants on behalf of CMAB and other stakeholders, including $30,000 in “Hometown Grants” from California’s three NFL teams to Santa…
USDA announces $30 Million for Food Entrepreneurs and Agricultural Producers to Develop New Products
…of the May 8 Federal Register. The deadline to submit paper applications is July 7. Electronic applications submitted through grants.gov are due July 2. VAPG grants can be used to…
USDA Announces Grants to Enable More Farmers Markets to Serve Low-Income Families
…due June 18, 2015. Grant funds will be awarded in September. For further information about the grant application, visit www.grants.gov. Supporting farmers markets and expanding access to healthy, local food…
UC Davis Ranked Number 1 in World for Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
…issues by collaborating with colleagues from human medicine and other disciplines. An example of its “one health” approach is a recent $100 million grant to the veterinary school to coordinate…
Dairy Digester Research and Development Program Accepting Proposals for Research
…are invited to submit grant proposals electronically to grants@cdfa.ca.gov no later than Friday, May 15, 2015 at 5 pm PDT. Applicants can access the 2015 Request for Research Proposals at…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Approximately $23 Million Available for Citrus Greening Research
…Guam, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The CDRE grants will be administered by the National Institute of Food and…
More than $1.6 M for California as USDA Announces Grants for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
…The grants are funded through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), the flagship competitive grant program authorized under the 2014 Farm Bill. “One-third of the children in the U.S….
New Funding for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
USDA grant funding is helping colleges and universities develop obesity prevention programs targeting youth. Rod Bain has the story. New Funding for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs…
Grants for Healthy Meals: Part 3
…how the USDA is improving school nutrition one grant at a time, and the impact the USDA is having on districts across the country. Grants for Healthy Meals: Part 3…