Cooperative Agreement AIDOAAA1600035

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded Elevated Foods Inc. a $20 million Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Project Grant to expand markets for climate-smart fruits and vegetables in 11 states and the Navajo Nation from April 2023 to April 2028. Under the award, Elevated Foods will employ Croptrak's FarmAdvisor platform and modules to manage producers' land and assets and document their climate-smart practices and acreage. Decade Impact...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $17,057,799.00 was issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) grant program. The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, is intended to support the FEED THE FUTURE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS initiative in Kenya. The prime awardee, Technoserve, Inc., will leverage its expertise in agricultural value chains, market systems development, and private...

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency awarded Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) a $90 million Project Grant under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA #10.937). The grant will support ADM's efforts to expand climate-smart markets for corn, soy, wheat, and peanuts in 23 states through implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices by farmers. The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program aims to increase adoption of...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office provides $4,999,999.00 to expand markets for climate-smart corn, soybean, and specialty crops in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa. The funding will support farmers with implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices through the USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937). As part of this award, the University of...

The Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded a $14,999,998 Project Grant to the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937). The grant aims to expand markets for climate-smart perennial berries, grapes, and other fruits and vegetables in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Washington. The project also supports farmer implementation and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $444,667.12 Cooperative Agreement on August 14, 2023 to Akademiya2063 (A2063), a non-profit organization, under the Technical Agricultural Assistance (CFDA 10.960) program. Through this award, A2063 will collaborate with the African Union Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Environment and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement Secretariat to support the implementation of the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $299,600.40 Cooperative Agreement under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) to the University of Tennessee's Ut AG Research Division (doing business as Tennessee Agriculture Experien) on October 1, 2023. This program will build regional capacity in Africa to research and illustrate how the adoption of improved animal feeding practices, innovative and efficient fertilizer and nutrient management, and...

The US Agency for International Development awarded $3.4 million under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The two-year project grant will support efforts to improve community engagement in anticipatory action and assess short- and medium-term risks to agricultural supplies in Ethiopia through July 2024. The grant aims to advance the agency's goals of supporting global food security...

This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216) aims to promote the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices by improving understanding, knowledge, education, and support for farmers. The key activities include: i) evaluating the climate benefits (increased carbon sequestration and reduced greenhouse gas emissions) of selected, locally-adaptable climate-smart...

This $40 million project grant from the USDA Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office supports efforts to expand climate-smart commodity markets in Hawaii and promote climate-smart agricultural practice implementation by farmers and ranchers. Awarded on May 24, 2023 with a completion date of May 31, 2028, the funding supports the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA #10.937). Lynker Corporation serves as the prime recipient and coordinates various sub-awardees to...