Workforce Stability for Farm Women in South Dakota

GrantID: 77219

Grant Funding Amount Low: $55,000

Deadline: Ongoing

Grant Amount High: $400,000

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Summary

This grant may be available to individuals and organizations in South Dakota that are actively involved in Employment, Labor & Training Workforce. To locate more funding opportunities in your field, visit The Grant Portal and search by interest area using the Search Grant tool.

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Grant Overview

South Dakota contains 66 counties, 55 of which meet the USDA definition of frontier with fewer than seven residents per square mile. Farm households in these counties report median off-farm income of $31,400, with women managing bookkeeping in 68 percent of operations according to the most recent agricultural census.

Workforce composition data show that women in agricultural households complete fewer than six hours of formal financial training over a five-year period. Banking access is limited: 23 counties have only one FDIC-insured institution, and mobile banking coverage drops below 40 percent in the northwest region.

The grant supports delivery of financial literacy curricula adapted to Schedule F tax forms and commodity marketing contracts used in wheat, cattle, and soybean operations. Measurement focuses on changes in household cash-flow statements and participation in futures hedging documented through broker statements.

South Dakota requires that training occur on-site at farm cooperatives or county extension offices rather than centralized urban locations because average one-way travel exceeds 90 minutes. Unlike Nebraska, South Dakota requires demonstration of extreme rural delivery capacity due to frontier county designation and seasonal labor demands during planting and harvest.

Who Should Apply in South Dakota

Organizations must be incorporated in South Dakota and maintain a physical office within the state. Applications require letters from at least two production credit associations or farm service agency county offices confirming referral pathways for participants.

Application Requirements in South Dakota

Curricula must be submitted for review by the South Dakota Department of Agriculture to confirm alignment with state risk-management education standards. Budgets must include line items for interpreter services in Spanish and Lakota because 14 percent of farm operators report limited English proficiency.

Fit Assessment for South Dakota Context

Proposals receive higher scores when they schedule sessions during January through March when field work is minimal. Organizations must also demonstrate capacity to collect pre- and post-test data on household balance sheets while protecting privacy under state agricultural data statutes.

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