Source: NCDA&CS

Grant applications of up to $10,000 are being accepted by the Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure Fund to increase farm viability, support local farmers’ local food economies, and preserve traditional farming practices. Some examples of supported projects include conversion of existing infrastructure into new innovative uses; infrastructure purchases to expand scale of operation; rotational grazing; mobile refrigeration and refrigeration for expanded on-farm processing; season extension infrastructure; cooperative projects in which two or more farmers collaborate around a specific product and/or market; as well as cultural/heritage projects which are focused on preserving and continuing a specific agrarian tradition. Deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m. Grant awardees will be announced in late-March.

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