{"id":3041,"date":"2022-04-21T14:11:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T18:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/extension\/?page_id=3041"},"modified":"2022-06-24T16:44:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T20:44:07","slug":"ams-grants-evaluation-bipoc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/extension\/ams-grants-evaluation-bipoc\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA AMS BIPOC Survey Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Evaluating USDA AMS Grant Programs<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Successes and Challenges<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

With Focus on Socially Disadvantaged Communities<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has partnered with Florida A&M University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on a project that works with socially disadvantaged individuals and communities, centering their voices and learning from their experiences.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Project Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The project will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. evaluate barriers to AMS grant opportunities for socially disadvantaged communities;<\/li>
  2. invest in building trust and confidence between these communities and the USDA; and<\/li>
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    Project Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Project Team will conduct nationwide listening sessions and evaluate the AMS grant application and review process from the view of socially disadvantaged groups in cooperation with a vast network of universities, community organizations, and food system practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    USDA AMS NEW LAMP RFA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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