Cooperative Agreement NR198C30XXXXC010

This $446,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation), will establish an urban demonstration farm network in Milwaukee County and surrounding areas. The network will provide education, outreach, and research opportunities associated with urban conservation implementation. The primary awardee is the University of Wisconsin System, specifically the University of Wisconsin-Madison,...

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...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $240,955 Project Grant to Harris County, Texas under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935). The grant will support efforts to accelerate existing and emerging models of urban, indoor, and other agricultural practices that serve multiple farmers or gardeners through October 2025. Specifically, funding will encourage and promote innovative production methods like...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $241,109 Cooperative Agreement to The Institute for Community Research, Inc. (the Institute) to increase connections between young urban farmers and Connecticut's conservation offices. The project, funded under the Soil and Water Conservation (CFDA 10.902) program, aims to enhance climate-smart agriculture practices and conservation assistance in underserved communities. Over the 2-year project period...

The National Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $300,000 to the Boston Farms Community Land Trust, Inc. through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) federal grant program. The award period runs from May 25, 2023 through June 1, 2026 to support the development of urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices in Massachusetts. Specifically, the funding will encourage community gardens and farms located in urban areas as well...

The federal Project Grant award of $495,903.77, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), is funding the Columbia Center For Urban Agriculture (doing business as Billy) to demonstrate urban land remediation for specialty crop production over a three-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The organization specializes in urban agriculture, regenerative farming practices,...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. (USCRI) under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will support USCRI's FLAGSHIP FARMS FUSION GROWERS project, which will deliver services from September 16, 2022 through September 29, 2025 in Pennsylvania. The Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program encourages...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $297,575 Project Grant to Upstate Circle Of Friends through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) federal grant program. The award will support products and services to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices from August 5, 2022 through July 31, 2025. Specifically, the funding will be used to address the backlog of projects focused on community gardens and...

The Project Grant award of $154,506.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) supports the Metro Atlanta Urban Farm in College Park, GA in improving access to local foods in underserved communities through urban agricultural practices. The award period runs from September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2025. As a recipient, Metro Atlanta Urban Farm contributes to participatory science projects focused on...

The City of Deerfield Beach, Florida received a $300,000 cooperative agreement award from the USDA National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The funding will support the city's efforts to encourage and promote urban agricultural practices through April 2025. Specifically, the cooperative agreement will enable the development of community gardens and farms located in urban areas, as well as the exploration of...