Project Grant 90EE1265

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Planting Justice $703,025 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to establish new market access opportunities for small local growers in the Bay Area through September 2024. The project will operate a farmers' market truck serving stops in Oakland and Richmond, establishing market access for at least five growers and serving an estimated 15,600 customers annually. A weekly farmers' market will also be...

Farming Hope will use a $800,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Community Food Projects (CFP) program to expand its garden-to-table job training program and community food hub operations in San Francisco, California from June 2023 through May 2027. As a non-profit community development organization, Farming Hope will provide a 12-week paid apprenticeship program where individuals learn culinary and food industry job skills...

This $900,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will fund the "Growing Justice" program implemented by Impact Justice, a national nonprofit focused on advancing equity and justice reforms. The award will support the establishment of a prison-based vertical farming job training program at the Camille Graham Correctional Facility in Columbia, South Carolina. The program will provide a 200-hour training...

The Asianweek Foundation DBA Florence Fang Community Farm was awarded a $299,668.10 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to advance food justice, health, and community resiliency through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935). The grant will support the Foundation's efforts to encourage and promote urban and emerging agricultural practices in California such as community gardens and farms located...

This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Community Food Projects program (CFDA 10.225) provides $477,318 to the Entrepreneurs Academy to establish a pioneering hydroponic farming initiative in Harvey, Illinois. The project utilizes a modified shipping container to cultivate a variety of crops year-round, addressing food insecurity in local food deserts while promoting sustainable urban agriculture...

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 Metro Atlanta Urban Farm LLC in College Park, Georgia will receive $299,889.24 through December 31, 2025 to improve access to local foods in underserved communities through urban and innovative agriculture practices. Funded by the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935), the project will support community farms, urban gardens, and emerging technologies. The two-year...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program will provide $690,000 over 3 years to the John Bartram Association to deliver hands-on urban farming and food sovereignty education for underserved youth. Key activities include: Implementing a youth farmer curriculum for up to 25 local high school students annually, providing technical assistance and home...

This $349,124 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The award was made on September 30, 2023 to the Oregon-based nonprofit organization Growing Gardens. The primary goals of this 3-year project are to grow the urban agricultural training capacity of Growing Gardens and integrate greenhouse education into their network of community-led...

The Fertile Ground Conservancy received a $278,531.10 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to operate the Viveros Educational Farm in East Palo Alto, California. The grant was awarded on August 26, 2022 under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA #10.935), with a completion date of September 30, 2025. The Viveros Educational Farm will tackle food insecurity in East Palo Alto through urban agricultural...