The 2022 Beginning Farmer & Farmworker Training & Workforce Development (BFFTP) Grant Program will support organizations in the development, enhancement and/or expansion of beginning farmer apprenticeship programs and farmworker training and workforce development programs.
Donor Name: California Department of Food and Agriculture
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/01/2022
Grant Size: $1,000,000.00
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The overall goal of the BFFTP program is to ensure that resources are dedicated to strengthening support for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in the first ten years of business, and farmworkers who need job skills training to provide job sustainability. A secondary goal of the program is to build and grow regional networks to ensure organizations can provide adequate support and training opportunities for those most underserved in the agriculture industry. The CDFA encourages applications from organizations who serve small to medium sized and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and farmworkers, including but not limited to BIMPOC (Black, Indigenous, Multiracial, and People of Color), LGBTQ+, women and veterans.
The program aims to support the following priorities:
- Regional collaborative partnerships to ensure socially disadvantaged beginning farmers and farmworkers have the resources they need to be successful and adapt to changing climate and economic factors in California agriculture.
- Applications from organizations who serve primarily socially disadvantaged farmers.
- The Track 3: Farmworker training and Workforce Development track will prioritize programs that consider the unique cultural and language needs of the farmworker community, and which are in regions with high numbers of farmworkers.
- Strengthen networking, collaborative planning and overcoming structural barriers such as land access and access to capital and equipment and apprenticeships.
Funding Information
- Total Program Funding $5,000,000.00
- Award Ceiling $1,000,000.00
- Award Floor $50,000.00
- Grant Duration: 2 years
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible entities include Non-profit organizations, Tribal Governments and Community colleges. Community Colleges are eligible as co-applicants with local partner organizations. Entities applying must have demonstrated expertise in assisting socially disadvantaged, small-scale farmers, and farmworkers and in workforce development programs.
For more information, visit California Department of Food and Agriculture.
