…through a variety of funding sources. Federal money from the American Rescue Plan will be combined with funding from the General Fund, as well as an acceleration of General Obligation…
Bids Being Accepted for TEFAP Fresh Produce Packages
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting bids for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Pandemic Assistance funding has been made available to supplement the TEFAP program for the remainder…
NRCS Seeking Project Proposals for On-Farm Trials
…part of NRCS’s Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program. A total of $25 million will be invested in On-Farm Trials for 2021. Producers will be provided with incentive payments to help…
DWR Awards Prop 68 Grant Funding to Six SGMA Projects
…grant funding is being made available for the SGMA projects. The funding support comes from the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program. Sixteen individual construction projects within Critically Overdrafted Basins will…
Fruits and Vegetable Purchases Incentivized with American Rescue Plan
…through September 2021; Adding $1.1 billion in new funding for territories that operate nutrition assistance block grants — home to nearly 3 million Americans — to support those hard-hit by…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-27-21
…are affecting ag, more potential funding for CFDA’s most popular sustainably program called SWEEP, and learn the importance of communications between growers and beekeepers. Tune in to the show for…
NACD Provides $13 Million in Technical Assistance Grants
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has awarded $13 million in new technical assistance grants to provide conservation support to communities in over 400 conservation districts. With funding assistance…
SGMA Assistance Bill Moving Through Legislative Process
…grant program to fund technical assistance support. CDFA would develop guidelines and criteria for the administration of grants. At least 25 percent of grant funds directed at serving socially disadvantaged…
How Public Investment in Ag Research Fills Gaps Left by Private Sector
…Journal Foundation details the many societal benefits gained through publicly funding research. Vice President of IHS Markit Agribusiness Consulting Group, Joe Somers said that private funding plays an important role,…
Central Valley Canals Primed to Receive Support for Failing Infrastructure
…The legislation was introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representatives Jim Costa, John Garamendi, and Josh Harder last week. More than $653 million in federal funding would be provided to…
Budget Action Brings Assistance to Small and Underserved Farmers
…COVID relief programs.” The budget action also provides funding to support a micro-grant program for small, mid-sized, and underserved farmers administered by CDFA. Funding provided through the measure will support…
Week in Review: Drought Declaration Dispute, Biden to Bolster USDA Funding
…to adequately manage California’s water supply, despite such dry conditions. President Joe Biden’s proposed budget includes a 16 percent increase in funding for USDA, for a total of $27.8 billion….
Farmers to Families Food Box Program to End in May
…funding made available for pandemic assistance. There are also plans to develop a Dairy Donation Program to reimburse producers donating to nonprofits. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag…
USDA Investing More Than $330 Million in Pandemic Assistance
…aid programs.” Nearly $170 million is being directed toward the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Funding priorities include projects expansion of the specialty crop food sector and developing additional market…