USDA BFRDP — NIFA
Beginning Farmer Training Grant Program · Nationwide
Serves: Nationwide
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) funds competitive grants to organizations providing training, education, outreach, and technical assistance to beginning farmers with 10 or fewer years of experience. The program responds to the critical need to develop new farming talent as over one-third of US farmers are over age 65.
Features: Competitive org grants · 10-year eligibility · Training & outreach funding · USDA NIFA