Cooperative Agreement AM21TMATRD00C002

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $210,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Missouri System (University) to assess the economic and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission impacts of weather extremes on the distribution network that moves corn and soybeans from the Corn Belt to export facilities. The project is funded through the USDA's Transportation Services program (CFDA 10.167), which develops and promotes efficient agricultural transportation...

This $398,321 Project Grant awarded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) aims to prevent rural crashes involving vehicles carrying agricultural workers and/or reduce their severity. The key activities funded through this 2-year award include: Characterizing crashes involving agricultural workers to improve the quality of crash data for these events....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded a $415,814 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Missouri System to enhance AMS's ability to effectively enforce the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA). The cooperative project has two primary elements: (1) Farmer-Producer Outreach and Engagement, and (2) the Cultivation of Economic Analysis useful for the enforcement of the PSA. The project aims to support AMS's market monitoring and intelligence capabilities...

The Hop Growers of America, Inc. was awarded a $1,200,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service under the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (CFDA 10.618). The award, effective January 6, 2025, will support the organization's approved market development activities intended to foster expanded exports and market diversification for U.S. agricultural commodities, with a focus on developing, maintaining, and expanding diverse commercial...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) provides $152,893 to model the movement of finished cattle to harvesting locations across a 12-state region. The project will use the DIS "Commodity Flow" methodology to quantify cattle movements and create a database, maps, and movement matrices to illustrate the...

This Project Grant award of $543,247.31 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant aims to support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems. The key activities and expected outcomes of the project include: creating videos to demonstrate freight and logistics services available to local and regional producers, conducting outreach to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) will allow Washington State University (WSU) to develop a communications online learning module. The $191,924 award, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2026, will support the creation of this new module to enhance communications capabilities for fair and exposition professionals...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $299,990 to Corporacion Juvenil Para El Desarrollo De Comunidades Sostenibles through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935) to develop viable and sustainable enterprises through educational training and technical support workshops. The project grant will enable new and beginning farmers, ranchers, students, and other community members in Puerto Rico to increase income and...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (CFDA 10.175 - Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program) provides $208,894.85 to the Washington State Farmers Market Association to deliver three key outcomes over two years: 1) Improve the pedagogical effectiveness and inclusivity of the association's popular Farmers Market Boot Camp for new market managers and board members, 2) Create a dedicated Boot Camp add-on specifically for...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025), aims to develop a work-based learning experience program (WBLP) for community college students focused on on-farm enhanced biosecurity plan development and implementation. The $498,985.00 award to the University of California, Davis will support the creation of...