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Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (Assistance Listing 10.311)
The primary goal of BFRDP is to help beginning farmers and ranchers in the United States and its territories enter and/or improve their successes in farming, ranching, and management of nonindustrial private forest lands, through support for projects that provide training, education, outreach and...
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- Funder
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (listed as Agriculture, Department Of / National Institute Of Food And Agriculture)
Funder profile and all of its programs - Amount
- $44,609,680 estimated total obligations for FY2026 (all awards, per SAM.gov); per-award amounts vary.
- Where
- United States (federal)
- Eligibility
- Open to businesses, self-employed people, nonprofits and state, provincial, local or tribal governments. Federal assistance program (Grant); individual funding notices set the dates.
- Sectors
- Agriculture and agri-food, Education and training, Manufacturing, Nonprofits and charities
- Deadline
- Varies: check the official page for current dates
- Source
- SAM.gov Assistance Listings (10.311)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
- Funder contacts
- Public organizational contacts on file Unlock full profile / Sign up
From official open data: listed in the official SAM.gov Assistance Listings on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.
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