Grants

Peiru Chen, Extension Mandarin language learning coordinator, talks about the grants and plans of Extension's Mandarin language learning program.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is currently taking applications for a variety of farming and ranching grants that aim to improve Utah's agricultural lands and help farmers stay in business.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food grant will help landowners preserve and restore working agricultural land in Utah that will benefit open space and wildlife.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food received a $1 million grant to help farmers and ranchers buy equipment designed to improve Utah’s soil health.

Bailee Woolstenhulme, public information officer for the UDAF, said this grant money helps farmers and ranchers upgrade anything they need to improve their water use. The application period is open through May 31.

Utah State University recently received a $1 million grant to support their Ag Water Demonstration, Research and Implementation Program, or Ag-DRIP. Farmers and irrigation workers will be provided with water management tools as they participate in the program to help optimize water use.

High suicide rates and mental health issues are becoming a big concern in farming and ranching communities. A new program promises financial and emotional support to those in the industry who need such services.

Applications are open for AARP's Community Challenge grant program.The program provides funds for projects that can be produced quickly and make cities…

The Utah Shakespeare Festival has recently been awarded two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, totaling $45,000. The first will fund the…