 FSA Outreach Focus
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Reaching Out to Keep Farmers, Ranchers & Partners Informed
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October 3, 2016
Webinar on How to Partner and Connect With FSA Rescheduled for Oct. 11
The Farm Service Agency
(FSA) is hosting a webinar on Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. EST, to invite agricultural
organizations to connect and partner with FSA. FSA connects with agricultural organizations to help farmers
and ranchers around the country start, expand and grow their operation. Learn
ways to connect with FSA, sign up to become a partner and develop a
relationship that benefits the agricultural community. This webinar was originally scheduled for Oct. 4. If you registered for the Oct. 4 webinar, please register again for newly rescheduled Oct. 11 date. Register here or copy and paste this link in your browser to register: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/vq8nntuq1kut&eom.
 FSA Hiring for Urban Area Outreach Coordinator
FSA is looking to hire someone to promote and facilitate access to FSA programs and loans to new and beginning farmers, urban farmers and underserved participants of farmers markets. The new Outreach Coordinator (Urban Areas) position — located in Brooklyn, New York — would involve planning, developing, and implementing outreach and public affairs programs for urban farmers, beginning farmers and farmers who attend farmers markets in the boroughs of New York along with the counties of Westchester, Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk.
Earlier this year, FSA Administrator Val Dolcini toured urban farms in New York City to see how urban agriculture positively impacts communities. The tours included stops at La Familia Verde Farmers Market, Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm, John Bowne High School, Red Hook Community Farm, Oko Farms and Edenworks. Learn more or apply for the position.
Pictured: FSA Administrator Val Dolcini (left), speaks with Karen Washington (right), community farmer and manager of the La Familia Verde Farmers Market. Washington is an advocate and helped launch the popular market that has been in existence for nearly 13 years.
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Announcements and Upcoming Events
- USDA Farm to School Grant Program assists
eligible entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access
to local foods in eligible schools. On an annual basis, USDA awards up to
$5 million in competitive grants for training, supporting operations,
planning, purchasing equipment, developing school gardens, developing
partnerships, and implementing farm to school programs. Deadline is Dec.
8, 2016.
- Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs
Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants Program is accepting applications
from institutions that confer a graduate degree in one of seven specific
agricultural areas. The awards are intended to support traineeship programs
that engage outstanding students to pursue and complete their degrees in USDA
mission areas. Deadline is Oct. 11, 2016. Learn more.
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Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington,
DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800)
877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).
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