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Veterans Organic Garden: An Off-the-Grid Jobs Program

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The project provides paid internships and job skills training for unemployed and low-income veterans, as well as rehabilitation therapy (through gardening!) " In November 2014, the project received a $99,000 grant from the USDA to build the garden. Solar-Powered Technology and Job Skills Training.

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Grant Writing Tip: Using federal grants to fund building or purchasing/renovating a building

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

The most flexible federal grants and subsidized loans for facilities are now found in USDA to benefit low-income rural areas. Here are some examples of relevant USDA programs: UDSA Community Facilities Direct Grants and Loans provides funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. million, with an average of $4.5

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Grant Writing Tip: Using federal grants to fund building or purchasing/renovating a building

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

The most flexible federal grants and subsidized loans for facilities are now found in USDA to benefit low-income rural areas. Here are two examples of USDA programs in rural areas: The UDSA Community Facilities Direct Grants and Loans provides funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas.