Source: SR1 submitted to
COMMUNITY ORIENTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING (C.O.O.L.™) FARMING PROJECT
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1031364
Grant No.
2023-49400-40882
Cumulative Award Amt.
$750,000.00
Proposal No.
2023-04900
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 15, 2023
Project End Date
Sep 14, 2026
Grant Year
2023
Program Code
[BFRDA]- Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, Standard
Project Director
Green, G. T.
Recipient Organization
SR1
369 TOWNE CENTER BOULEVARD SUITE A
RIDGELAND,MS 391574833
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
SR1(ScientificResearch),locatedinRidgeland,MS,isanonprofit501(c)(3)organizationthatseekstoeliminatedisparitiesin health, education, and technology through partnerships and research. SR1's Community Oriented Opportunities for Learning (C.O.O.L.™) Farming Project goal is to educate and train 70 beginning and socially-disadvantage (BSD) farmers to plan, launch, and/or sustain independent organic farm businesses.Theproject'sproposedtargetaudienceareBlacks,Latinx,andIndigenousBSDfarmerswhoresideinsevenCentralMississippi counties (Hinds, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Rankin, Scott, and Smith). The C.O.O.L.™ Farming Project will be an intensive three-year project with ongoing sustainability beyond the project period to increase the number of BSD farmers that are able to launch, incubate and/or sustain independent organic farm businesses.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
90360303020100%
Knowledge Area
903 - Communication, Education, and Information Delivery;

Subject Of Investigation
6030 - The farm as an enterprise;

Field Of Science
3020 - Education;
Goals / Objectives
TheC.O.O.L.™ Farming Projectgoal is toenable 70 beginning and socially disadvantaged (BSD) farmers to launch, incubate and/or sustain independent organic farm businesses.Objective 1 Introduction:By August 31, 2024, 70 farmers gain education & assistance to prepare for & launch farm businesses in hopes to increase food security for low access communities and the greater region.Objective 2 Intermediate:By August 31, 2025, increase viability of 70 small-scale sustainable beginning farmers businesses by engaging stronger markets within own community and implementing sustainable agriculture models.Objective 3 Intensive:ByMay 31, 2026, 70 newly independent farmers transition, stabilize and strengthen their farm businesses; 140 additional farmers provided outreach, information, and learning opportunities with assistance to help their businesses.
Project Methods
TheC.O.O.L.™ Farming Projectwill be an intensive three-year project with ongoing sustainability beyond the project period to increase the number of BSD farmers that are able tolaunch, incubate and/or sustain independent organic farm businesses.