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Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program in California

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (10.311) awarded $7.2 million to recipients in California in 17 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, 5.9% of the program's national total. Sierra Harvest received the most, $1.2 million.

By year

Grants under this program to recipients in California
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20216$1.3 million
FY 20224$1.6 million
FY 20235$2.9 million
FY 20242$1.5 million
FY 20250-$119,236

Recipients in California

The 10 largest, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientTypeAwardsAmount
Sierra HarvestNonprofits2$1.2 million
Agriculture and Land-Based Traning AssociationNonprofits2$941,000
North Coast Growers AssociationNonprofits1$750,000
California FarmlinkNonprofits1$749,425
University of California, DavisColleges and universities1$749,307
Siskiyou County Economic Development CouncilNonprofits1$695,200
Center for Land Based LearningNonprofits1$653,709
Agroecology CommonsNonprofits1$593,462
California Bountiful FoundationNonprofits1$574,750
Five Keys Schools and ProgramsNonprofits1$524,988

Counted by the recipient's location. A recipient based in California may carry out the work elsewhere.

Open opportunities under this program

None is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now.

Questions people ask

How much Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program money goes to California?

$7.2 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 17 awards. California ranks 2nd of 51 states and territories for this program.

Who receives Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program money in California?

The largest recipient is Sierra Harvest, with $1.2 million in 2 awards. Next are Agriculture and Land-Based Traning Association and North Coast Growers Association.

Can organizations in California apply now?

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year.

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program in other states

Other large programs in California

All federal grants in California

Amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.