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Updated Guide to USDA Programs Opens Door to Millions of Dollars of Available 
Funding

 

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The USDA has a wide range of financial assistance programs, but finding the 
right one can be difficult, complicated further by trying to stay up to date 
with changes in funding following each Farm Bill. 
 

Thanks to the newly updated guide Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and 
Communities: A Guide to Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, 
Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation, Food Systems, and Community 
Development, producers, researchers, nonprofits and landowners can find 
programs to help them achieve their goals.

 

The 86-page guide covers 63 government programs and has been updated to 
include programs included in the 2014 Farm Bill. Each listing provides a 
description of the program's available resources, information on how to 
apply, and in some cases, examples of how the funding has been used. 
Additionally, the guide includes basic information on how to design sound 
projects, find appropriate programs and write grant applications.

 

"Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities provided me with 
concise, comprehensive, well-organized and user-friendly information on 
federal grant programs," says Mary Holland, a regional food systems 
entrepreneur who serves the Upper Midwest.

 

Beginning farmers faced with hefty start-up costs can use the guide to find 
grants and loans, in addition to technical assistance. Landowners will find 
opportunities to be compensated for participating in land and energy 
conservation programs. And experienced producers looking to conduct research 
to improve agricultural practices can find programs to help foster innovation 
on their farm.

 

The guide also opens doors for people who have never applied for USDA funding 
before. "I use this wonderful guide with start-up nonprofits all over the 
country. The guides are especially valuable because most groups I work with 
aren't familiar with federal programs. It's great having something that's so 
concise and also helps people understand how to go and look for additional 
resources," says Lorna Donaldson, a Tennessee farmer and national sustainable 
agriculture enterprise consultant.

 

Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities was developed through a 
partnership between the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (MFAI), the 
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and the National 
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), with support from SARE and other 
USDA agencies. The guide was first published in 1997 and this is the 4th 
update.

 

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Agriculture- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). SARE's 
mission is to advance - to the whole of American agriculture - innovations 
that improve profitability, stewardship and quality of life by investing in 
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