Sec. 4. Equity in emergency training and outreach
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Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, eligible entities specified in subsections (c)(1) and (d)(3) to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance on operations, financing, and marketing to beginning farmers and ranchers, socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and veteran farmers and ranchers, including to aid producers in, and securing documentation for, applying for assistance under section 2 of the Local and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act .
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Local and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act , the Secretary shall issue a request for proposals for the grants described in paragraph (1). Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Local and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act , the Secretary shall, pursuant to the request for proposals under subparagraph (A), select eligible entities to receive grants under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall award all grants under this subsection not later than 135 days after the date of the enactment of the Local and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act .
In making grants and entering into contracts and other agreements under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority— in the case of eligible entities specified in subsection (c)(1), to nongovernmental and community-based organizations— with an expertise in working with socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; and that are at least 51-percent owned or controlled by a minority (as defined in section 210A(d)(7) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1627c(d)(7) )) or a group of minorities; and in the case of eligible entities specified in subsection (d)(3), to partnerships and collaborations that are led by or include nongovernmental, community-based organizations and school-based educational organizations— with expertise in new agricultural producer training and outreach; and that are at least 51-percent owned or controlled by a minority or a group of minorities.
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this subsection, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. The Secretary may not require a recipient of a grant under this subsection to provide any non-Federal matching funds. . Section 2501(c)(4)(E) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(4)(E) ) is amended to read as follows: A grant, contract, or agreement entered into under subparagraph
(A)shall— be for a term of not longer than 3 years; and provide not more than $250,000 for each year. The Secretary may extend the term of any grant, contract, or agreement entered into under subparagraph
(A)by not more than one year if the entity receiving such grant or entering into such cooperative agreement is unable to complete a project or activity supported using grant funds over the original term of the grant. . Section 2501(d)(4) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(d)(4) ) is amended to read as follows: A grant or cooperative agreement under this subsection shall— be for a term of not longer than 3 years; and provide not more than $250,000 for each year. The Secretary may extend the term of any grant or cooperative agreement by not more than one year if the entity receiving such grant or entering into such cooperative agreement is unable to complete a project or activity supported using grant funds over the original term of the grant. . Section 2501(d)(5) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(d)(5) ) is amended to read as follows: With respect to grants awarded under this subsection for each of fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022, the Secretary may not require an eligible entity receiving a grant under this paragraph to provide matching funds (in any form) with respect to the Federal portion of the grant. .
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