BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE

The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program provides grants to organizations for education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers or ranchers. Ensuring there will be a “new generation” of beginning farmers and ranchers — regardless of age or production choice — is especially important to the continuation of agricultural production in the United States. 

Eligibility: Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally-based network or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities. These collaborations may include the following entities: State Cooperative Extension Services; Federal, State, municipal or tribal agencies: community based organizations (CBOS); non-governmental organizations (NGOS); junior and four-year colleges and universities or foundations maintained by a college or university; and private for-profit organizations.

Match: There is a 25% match under this program.

This match can be waived with adequate justification for applicants serving underserved areas or populations.

FY-2019-FY2020 RFA solicitations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314549--currently

Here is a link to the BFRDP Funding Opportunity Webpage

Here is a link to the BFRDP Webpage

The application for 2019 is open now and will close on Thursday, May 16, 2019.

The application deadline for 2020 is February 13, 2020.