FoodBIN 2008October 7, 2008Dr. Dionne ToombsNational Program Leader

Outreach and Assistance for Socially

Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers

Program

O U R M I S S I O N

To advance knowledge for agriculture, the

environment, human health and well-being, and

communities.

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and

Ranchers

Purpose:

• Support for organizations to deliver outreach and technical assistance to assure opportunities for socially

• Help disadvantaged farmers and ranchers acquire, own, operate, and retain farms and ranches and assure equitable participation in a full range of USDA programs.

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and

Ranchers

USDA Programs:• Emergency Conservation • Conservation Reserve Program• Emergency Loans• Farm Ownership Loans• Soil Survey

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and

Ranchers

Socially Disadvantaged:• Subjected to racial or ethnic

prejudices – Includes, African Americans, Native

Americans, Alaskan Natives, Hispanics, Asians, and Pacific Islanders, others…

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and

Ranchers

Request for Determination:• Desire to work with a target group not

mentioned• Must experience “racial or ethnic

prejudice”• Decision by an interagency working

group

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and

Ranchers

Eligibility• Any community based

organization,• Network or coalition of community-

based organizations

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and

Ranchers

Eligibility• Has demonstrated experience in

providing agricultural education or other agriculturally related services to target group

• Has worked with socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers target group during the two-year period preceding the submission of the application

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and

Ranchers

Eligibility• Has provided to the Secretary

documentary evidence of working with, and on behalf of (i.e. advocacy group) socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers during the three-year period preceding the submission of an application

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and

RanchersEligibility• 1890 Institutions including Tuskegee and West

Virginia State• Indian Tribal Community College or Alaska

Native Cooperative College • Hispanic Serving Institutions• Any Higher Education Institution• Indian Tribe• Organization/institution that received an award

under this program before January 1, 1996

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and

RanchersYear Available

Funding

$

Number of

proposals submitted

Number of grants awarded

2002 3.3 * *

2003 3.4 85 34

2004 5.9 69 22

2005 5.8 78 22

2006 6.0 71 21

2007 5.9 52 21

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and

Ranchers

Funding:

• $14.3 (available in FY 2009)

• $100,000 (limit per year for max. 3 yrs)

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and

Ranchers

Dionne Toombs National Program Leader

dtoombs@csrees.usda.gov(202)401-2138

Katrena R. Hanks, Program Specialistkhanks@csrees.usda.gov(202)401-5286