This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935) awarded to Lane County, Oregon aims to increase access to commercial food waste compost in the county. Key project goals include making it easier for rural and underserved farmers and communities to obtain compost, and increasing overall demand for food waste compost products. Funding will be used to purchase and deliver up to 7,260 tons of compost...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $342,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935) will support Beaufort County, South Carolina in establishing a food waste diversion and composting pilot program. The key objectives are to increase residential education on food waste prevention, produce nutrient-rich compost, and promote sustainable agricultural practices. The program will involve distributing countertop bins to residents,...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program, provides $448,419 in funding to the City of St. Petersburg, FL to transform food waste into compost and promote sustainable urban agriculture practices. The project aims to enrich soil, extend landfill lifetimes, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and empower citizens to grow their own food. Key activities include donating compost to underserved...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program, provides $403,020.00 to the City of Portland to pilot composting at multifamily (5 or more unit) properties in the city. The project aims to better understand the technology and infrastructure characteristics that inform a successful compost program for...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program provides $310,739 to the County of Westchester, New York to expand their "COMPOSTED" food scrap collection and composting program. The funding will be used to hire additional staff, purchase a box truck, and enhance the program's current impact by increasing food scrap collection from local food pantries, producing more compost for distribution to...
This Cooperative Agreement award for $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) program will enable the County of Gallatin, Montana to expand its food waste reduction and composting initiatives. The key products and services to be delivered include: Expanding the county's biosolids composting operation to accept and process up to 40,000 tons of food waste annually, producing high-quality compost for distribution to local...
This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) grant program (CFDA 10.935) supports the expansion of three small-scale composting operations in Hamilton County, Ohio. The overarching goal is to divert food scraps from landfills and create valuable soil amendments for urban agriculture. The County of Hamilton, Ohio, the primary awardee, will work with local agricultural organizations to scale up their...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) grant program to the City of Orlando, Florida. The funding will support the development of an off-grid, solar-powered community compost and education center at the South Street Farm, an urban farm located in the Parramore neighborhood. The project aims to establish a pilot program for composting food waste and reducing hauling distances, serving...
This $274,286 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program supports the "Bridgeport Compost and Food Waste Reduction Pilot Project" from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2027. The project aims to increase food production and access in the Bridgeport, CT area through community-based agricultural initiatives focused on composting and food waste reduction. Key activities may include establishing...
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $299,437 cooperative agreement to Broadview Village Of under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The award will support establishing residential curbside food scrap composting programs in three communities and food scrap diversion operations and education in K-12 schools within those communities. It will also fund the use of finished compost in community and school landscaping and gardens....