Colonial Farmhouse Restoration Society Of Bellerose Inc

RECIPIENT NAME: COLONIAL FARM RESTORATION SOCIETY OF BELLEROSE, INC. PROJECT TITLE: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT QUEENS COUNTY FARM MUSEUMFUNDING REQUEST: 200,000 CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR: TOM SUOZZIREQUESTED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 12 MONTHS PROJECT LOCATION: 73-50 LITTLE NECK PARKWAY, FLORAL PARK, NY 11004PROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS: QUEENS FARM IS SEEKING 200,000 TO PURCHASE THIS EQUIPMENT AND COVER SOME GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES: AGRICULTURE SUPPLIES AND STAFF TO SUPPORT TRAINING. THE PROJECT SUPPORTS QFS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WHICH GIVES TRAINEES AN ENTRY INTO CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE AND THE BURGEONING GREEN ECONOMY. TRAINEES LEARN TO WORK MAJOR FARM EQUIPMENT, CARE FOR THE FARM S LIVESTOCK AND MANAGE COMPOST IN ADDITION TO OTHER AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS. QF NEEDS ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT TO EXPAND THIS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AS THE CAPACITY OF QF CAN NOT MEET THE DEMAND. WITH THE NEW EQUIPMENT, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF, WF WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND ITS CAPACITY AND OFFER THE PROGRAM TO MORE PARTICIPANTS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: QF WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO PURCHASE A MARKET VAN, FARM UTILITY VEHICLE, TRACTOR RAKE, MOWER, SKID STEER LOADER AND FLATBED FARM TRAILER AND FOR SOME GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT THAT INCLUDES AGRICULTURE SUPPLIES AND STAFF TO SUPPORT TRAINING. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: QF WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND ITS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WHICH CURRENTLY ACCEPTS TEN TRAINEES PER YEAR. THE SKILLS LEARNED IN THE PROGRAM CANNOT BE LEARNED AT ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN NYC THUS MAKING THIS PROGRAM A LEADER IN TRAINING THIS SPECIFIC SECTOR.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THOSE WISHING TO ENTER CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE AND THE GREEN ECONOMY WHO ARE THE DIRECT BENEFICIARIES AS THEY RECEIVE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. THEIR OUTPUT POST-TRAINING, OF MORE HYPER-LOCALLY GROWN FOOD IS A SIGNIFICANT OUTPUT OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK WHETHER IT IS GROWN AT QUEENS FARM OR A NEW URBAN FARM. QUEENS FARM ALUMNI HAVE ESTABLISHED THEIR OWN FARMS, GREEN BUSINESSES, WORKED IN FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRIES AND OTHER SUSTAINABLE JOBS, AND IN RETAIL. THE COMBINED MULTIPLIER EFFECT OF THESE JOBS IS 7 AS PER THE US BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N A