Creates a grant program to help veterans start or grow farming and ranching businesses.
This bill would create a new program to help veterans get into farming and ranching. It would set aside $5 million each year for five years to fund grants for schools and organizations. These grants would pay for training and education to help veterans start or improve their farm businesses.
Today, there is no specific federal grant program to help veterans get into farming or ranching under the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998. If this bill becomes law, the Secretary of Agriculture would create a new competitive grant program. This program would set aside $5 million each year from the government's budget year 2027 through 2031 to fund training and education for veterans in agriculture.
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