Cooperative Agreement 201148738311891

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Grants Program (CFDA 10.935) provides $500,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), doing business as The Los Angeles Trust for Children's Health, to implement a 2-year pilot project focused on reducing campus food waste through cafeteria-based composting operations and garden-based science education. The project aims to increase food production, improve...

The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation has been awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant funding will support comprehensive urban forestry initiatives in the City of Los Angeles, including planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources. The project aims to provide ecosystem...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service has awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation (LASAN) under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) federal grant program. The funding will support LASAN's efforts to expand its OrganicsLA curbside organics recycling program, which aims to divert 75% of the city's organic waste from landfills by 2025 in compliance with California's SB 1383...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant funds the "GREENING WATTS" initiative, which aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in underserved urban areas of Los Angeles. Key activities include tree planting, ecosystem...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,376,761.69 Project Grant under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) to the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Inc. The grant, with a period of performance from February 2025 to May 2028, will fund the organization's efforts to provide pre-apprenticeship services to underserved youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. The program will equip these youth with education, occupational skills...

Grow2Zero Farms was awarded a $291,871 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The funding supports the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program. Through this award, Grow2Zero Farms will develop a hybrid online and in-person urban farm training program for young adults in Long Beach and the greater Los Angeles South Bay area. The program aims to expand Grow2Zero's current agricultural education services...

The federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727), is providing $8,000,000.00 to the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works to implement an Early Action Urban Forest Management Plan. This 5-year grant, awarded on May 1, 2024, will support comprehensive urban forestry initiatives in California, including tree planting, ecosystem restoration, conservation planning,...

The City of Long Beach, California has been awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The funding will support the city's "GROWING A CLIMATE RESILIENT COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH TO URBAN FORESTRY" initiative over the performance period from May 1, 2024 to March 18, 2029. The project aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green...

The City of Los Angeles Los Angeles World Airports Division received a $300,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935). The award will support the Los Angeles International Airport On-Site Composting & Food Waste Reduction Pilot Program, which aims to establish a scalable large-capacity on-site composting system to optimize...

Grow2Zero Farms was awarded a $591,684.97 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program to address food insecurity in Long Beach, California through June 2026. The organization will partner with Feel Good Salsa Kitchen and Sowing Seeds of Change to conduct a needs assessment, incorporate healthy prepared foods into its existing weekly rescued food distribution at three locations in Long Beach neighborhoods,...