Cooperative Agreement 22TFSMT0002

The One Generation's Indigenous Farm Hub (IFH) was awarded a $249,642 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. IFH will conduct research and feasibility studies to develop a regional Community Supported Agriculture distribution and marketing plan serving underserved Indigenous communities in central and northwest New Mexico. The initiative aims to train and support new Indigenous...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has awarded a $1,518,818.81 Cooperative Agreement to The National Center For American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED), a non-profit, minority-owned, and Native American-owned organization located in Mesa, Arizona. This award is funded through the Indian Economic Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.032), which supports economic development initiatives for federally recognized Native American tribes. The award will...

The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $500,000 Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) project grant to the First Nations Development Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to be completed by June 30, 2025. The institute will use the funds to support various initiatives aimed at improving access to local foods in USDA Child Nutrition Programs, including training, technical assistance, and capacity building for Native American farmers, ranchers, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182) provides $1.2M in funding to the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The purpose of this award is to purchase and distribute local, culturally-relevant foods from 10 socially disadvantaged farmers and producers, 4 of whom are members of the tribe. The tribe plans to...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182), is intended to purchase and distribute local food with a focus on supporting socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The $600,000 award, granted to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe on August 15, 2024, will fund the Local Food Purchase...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), through its Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059), awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems, a non-profit organization focused on advancing food sovereignty, nutrition, and small business development within Indigenous communities. The grant, awarded in July 2024, will support the organization's efforts to create educational resources, training programs, and collaborative initiatives that promote...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $765,347 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 10.182: Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements) to the Native Village of Fort Yukon, a federally recognized tribal government organization in Alaska. The purpose of this three-year agreement is to purchase and distribute unprocessed, healthy foods from local and regional farmers and ranchers, with a focus on socially disadvantaged producers, to 205...

This $1,302,395 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (CFDA 10.182 - Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments) aims to purchase and distribute local food, with a focus on supporting purchases from socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The award was granted to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, a federally recognized tribal government, for the period of August...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $6,561,972 Cooperative Agreement to the First Nations Development Institute (CFDA 10.731 Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program) to build tribal nations' capacity to engage in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. The award period is from January 14, 2025 to December 31, 2029. Through this Cooperative Agreement, the First Nations Development Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit...

The federal Project Grant award of $496,689 was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the School Nutrition Training Grants (CFDA 10.532) program. The grant was awarded on June 17, 2024 to North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems, a non-profit organization owned and operated by American Indians. The funding will support the organization's workforce development and training initiatives for school nutrition professionals, with a focus on...