Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Competitive Grants Program
CFDA 10.334 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$18.1M
Awards
27
Recipients
26
States
20
Last Updated
Mar 9, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.8M | 12 | |
| 2025 | $8.8M | 13 | +12.8% |
| 2026 | $1.5M | 2 | -83.1% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 27 Awards under CFDA 10.334
Largest individual obligations for Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Competitive Grants Program.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_20247702943795_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE LAND AT… | THE LAND AT HOME PROJECT, INC Arizona | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | PHOENIX, AZ-03 | 2024 | $889,371 |
ASST_NON_20247702943789_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE TENNESS… | APPALACHIAN RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Tennessee | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | JOHNSON CITY, TN-01 | 2024 | $889,322 |
ASST_NON_20247702843790_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PROPOSE… | HOOSIER UPLANDS ECONOMIC DEV CORP Indiana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MITCHELL, IN-09 | 2024 | $889,247 |
ASST_NON_20247702943787_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** FLORIDA HAS… | FLORIDA IS FOR VETERANS, INC. Florida | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | TALLAHASSEE, FL-02 | 2024 | $888,778 |
ASST_NON_20247702843782_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE ARMED T… | THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY INC Montana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BUTTE, MT-01 | 2024 | $867,034 |
ASST_NON_20237702841272_012 THE GOAL OF THE MILITARY AGRICULTURE PROGRAM (MAP) IS TO EXPAND UPON PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED COURSES TAUGHT IN THE FORT BRAGG, NC AREA AND OFFER A MUCH LARGER AMOUNT OF HANDS-ON INST… | THE VETERAN'S FARM OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. North Carolina | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CAMERON, NC-13 | 2025 | $866,428 |
ASST_NON_20237702841271_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PRODUCE… | APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Virginia | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | DUFFIELD, VA-09 | 2025 | $866,428 |
ASST_NON_20237702841273_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE OVERARC… | PAINTED DESERT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, INC. Arizona | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | FLAGSTAFF, AZ-02 | 2025 | $866,381 |
ASST_NON_20237702841270_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJEC… | CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS Nebraska | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | LYONS, NE-03 | 2025 | $862,403 |
ASST_NON_20237702841274_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** PROJECT VIC… | PROJECT VICTORY GARDENS South Carolina | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | TOWNVILLE, SC-03 | 2025 | $794,509 |
ASST_NON_20237702841275_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** COMMUNITY T… | COMMUNITY THROUGH COLORS Nevada | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | RENO, NV-02 | 2025 | $765,780 |
ASST_NON_20257702945519_012 EMPOWERING VETERANS FOR AGRICULTURAL SUCCESS (EVAS) | FARMER VETERAN COALITION OF CALIFORNIA, INC. California | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | LITTLEROCK, CA-27 | 2025 | $750,000 |
ASST_NON_20217702835275_012 THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CLASSROOM AND HANDS-ON AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION TO MILITARY VETERANS AND TO CONNECT THEM WITH SUPPORT SERVICES THAT WI… | CENTER FOR LAND BASED LEARNING California | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | WOODLAND, CA-04 | 2026 | $744,813 |
ASST_NON_20217702835273_012 VETERANS FARMING THROUGH ADVERSITY CONNECTS VETERANS TO AN EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMIN THEIR CHOSEN AGRICULTURAL FIELD THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOUR CERTIFIED AGRICULTURAL… | FARMER VETERAN COALITION California | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | DAVIS, CA-04 | 2026 | $742,455 |
ASST_NON_20247702841619_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PROJECT… | NORTH SOUTH INSTITUTE, INC. Florida | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-20 | 2024 | $716,559 |
ASST_NON_20207702832878_012 CONNECTING KENTUCKY VETERANS TO AGRICULTURE OPPORTUNITIES WILL PROVIDE TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS THE FOLLOWING: 1) OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON TRAINING, CLASSROOM… | THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, INC. Kentucky | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | ELIZABETHTOWN, KY-02 | 2025 | $689,117 |
ASST_NON_20217702835277_012 RURAL SOUTH INSTITUTE SEEKS SUPPORT TO EMPOWER MILITARY VETERANSAND FACILITATE THEIR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FGOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TOSUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION INTO CIVILIAN… | RURAL SOUTH INSTITUTE Alabama | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MADISON, AL-05 | 2025 | $674,325 |
ASST_NON_20207702832877_012 THE ARMED TO FARM (ATF) PROJECT'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO HELP UP TO 2,000 VETERANS GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO SUCCESSFULLY START AND MANAGE COMMERCIAL FARM BUSINESSES. WE… | THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY INC Montana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BUTTE, MT-01 | 2025 | $648,290 |
ASST_NON_20257702945520_012 CURRENT ISSUE. VIRGINIA'S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IS FACING SIGNIFICANT LABOR CHALLENGES. DOMESTIC WORKER RECRUITMENT OFTEN FALLS SHORT, ESPECIALLY FOR SEASONAL AND FIELD TASKS, P… | VET FIRST INC Virginia | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA-02 | 2025 | $616,428 |
ASST_NON_20207702832884_012 CONNECTING VETERANS WITH AGRI-FOOD SYSTEM OPPORTUNITIES SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MILITARY VETERANS PURSUING CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE, HANDS-ON AND IMMER… | IOWA FOUNDATION FOR MICROENTERPRISE & COMMUNITY VITALITY Iowa | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | AMES, IA-04 | 2024 | $597,158 |
ASST_NON_20217702835276_012 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS' VETERANS FARM PROGRAM CREATES OPPORTUNITY OUT OF CRISIS BY PREPARING ALL VETERANS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE GAP CREATED BY GROWERS WHO ARE EITHER… | DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC Colorado | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | DENVER, CO-01 | 2024 | $504,526 |
ASST_NON_20197702829967_012 THE PURPOSE OF THE VETERANS EMPLOYED IN TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICE IN AGRICULTURE (VETS IN AG OR VETSA) PROGRAM IS TO SUCCESSFULLY PREPARE U.S. MILITARY VETERANS FOR CAREERS IN THE AG… | AGRICENTER INTERNATIONAL, INC Tennessee | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MEMPHIS, TN-09 | 2024 | $495,432 |
ASST_NON_20247702943788_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE MARIANA… | MARIANAS PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Northern Mariana Islands | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | SAIPAN, MP-98 | 2024 | $439,242 |
ASST_NON_20207702832886_012 CURRENT ISSUE OR PROBLEMNATIVE AMERICAN'S HAVE A HIGH RATE OF POVERTY AND HEALTH CONCERNS INCLUDING, DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, AND MALNOURISHMENT. TMBCI TRIBAL GOVERNMENT HAS B… | TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS North Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BELCOURT, ND-00 | 2024 | $339,678 |
ASST_NON_20207702832889_012 WHAT DOES FARMING AND SERVING OUR COUNTRY THROUGH MILITARY SERVICE HAVE IN COMMON? BOTH ARE NOBLE PROFESSIONS. BOTH ARE MATTERS OF NATIONAL AND GLOBAL SECURITY. THE MILITARY PROTE… | CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ASSOCIATION OF JEFFERSON COUNTY New York | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | WATERTOWN, NY-24 | 2024 | $280,833 |
ASST_NON_20207702832879_012 THE GOALS OF BEGINNING FARMER VETERAN TRAINING THROUGH HANDS-ON COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION ARE TO INCREASE VETERAN PARTICIPATION IN ESTABLISHED FARMER TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDE… | ROGUE FARM CORPS. Oregon | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | ASHLAND, OR-02 | 2025 | $261,657 |
ASST_NON_20207702832893_012 OPERATION WELCOME HOME (OWH) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT INITIATIVE FOR VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES. IT IS A VETERANS JOB PLACEMENT AND SERVICE FACILITY AT MYLAN PARK IN MORGANTOWN,… | OPERATION WELCOME HOME, INC. West Virginia | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MORGANTOWN, WV-02 | 2025 | $130,000 |
Top 27 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| California | $2.2M | 3 |
| Arizona | $1.8M | 2 |
| Florida | $1.6M | 2 |
| Montana | $1.5M | 2 |
| Virginia | $1.5M | 2 |
| Tennessee | $1.4M | 2 |
| Indiana | $889K | 1 |
| North Carolina | $866K | 1 |
| Nebraska | $862K | 1 |
| South Carolina | $795K | 1 |
| Nevada | $766K | 1 |
| Kentucky | $689K | 1 |
| Alabama | $674K | 1 |
| Iowa | $597K | 1 |
| Colorado | $505K | 1 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | $439K | 1 |
| North Dakota | $340K | 1 |
| New York | $281K | 1 |
| Oregon | $262K | 1 |
| West Virginia | $130K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs