**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 UNIQUENESS OF THE CONFERENCE IS THE COLLABORATION OF THREE 1890 INSTITUTIONS, NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMERS SERVICE, WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE SMALL-SCALE, MINORITY, AND VETERANS' FARMERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATE. ALSO, THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZER WILL BE WORKING WITH 1862 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOCAL STATE USDA PROFESSIONALS' NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, AND NGOS FOR THEIR INPUT. THE CONFERENCE WILL OFFER A FIELD DAY WHERE FARMERS CAN SEE FIRSTHAND HOW RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION ARE CONDUCTED.
$49,213FY2024National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA
North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University