Agricultural Research Facilities Act

This Act authorizes demonstration grants to provide on-the-farm agricultural education to individuals with disabilities and their families who are engaged in farming and farm-related occupations. Grants are intended to initiate, expand, or sustain programs that:

• Furnish direct education or assistance to individuals
• Provide on-the-farm technical advice
• Involve community and health care professionals in early identification of rural families in need of disability-related assistance
• Provide specialized education to enhance competencies of rural agricultural professionals, rehabilitation and health care workers, vocational counselors, and other providers of services
• Mobilize rural volunteer services