Cooperative Agreement NR207442XXXXC047

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $125,727 cooperative agreement to Community Resources Connection Inc. to create nine community gardens in underserved and food desert areas in South Carolina from September 2022 through September 2025. The award supports the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program's goal of providing conservation technical assistance to private landowners and organizations through locally-based conservation professionals....

The federal Project Grant award of $339,156.50 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program will support two community garden initiatives in Florida. The funding will be used to expand the existing Gary Brooks Black Power Community Garden and establish a new community garden at the Uhuru Bakery Cafe site. Key activities include increasing planting area, creating vertical growing...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $235,467 cooperative agreement to the Brookland Center For Community Economic Change on August 22, 2022 to develop three community gardens to increase food security in Lexington and Richland Counties, South Carolina. The award is being made through the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service has awarded a $346,821.35 Project Grant under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) federal grant program to Lower Columbia School Gardens in Longview/Kelso, Washington. This 3-year grant, awarded on Sep 30, 2024, will support the "Share the Harvest" free produce distribution program for food insecure community members and provide career education for K-8 students in the local area. The...

The Dekalb County Community Gardens NFP (DCCG) was awarded a $748,042 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP, CFDA #10.225). The four-year award beginning November 1, 2022 will support DCCG's efforts to establish a Community Food Health and Education Center in Kirkland, Illinois through October 31, 2026. As intended under the CFPCGP, the Center will bring...

The Chicago Horticultural Society (CHS) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311). The 3-year grant will enable CHS to build capacity for its Windy City Harvest (WCH) continuum of urban agriculture training programs. Over the grant period, WCH will train 300 individuals, at least 75% of whom are considered socially disadvantaged and 70% limited...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $149,975 Project Grant to Gardeneers, a non-profit organization, through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The grant supports Gardeneers' work in operating community gardens, urban farms, and implementing innovative agricultural practices such as rooftop farms, outdoor vertical production, and green walls in Chicago from 2023 to 2026. This funding enables Gardeneers to...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $154,834 cooperative agreement to Brother 2 Brother LLC on August 29, 2022 under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program. The award will support the creation of two community gardens in Hemingway and Columbia, South Carolina with 16 raised garden beds to benefit at-risk youth. It will also fund three career choice workshops in a low-income area focused on careers in natural resources through July 2030....

The Centro Cultural Del Condado De Washington (CCCDW) received a $732,300.22 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) on July 15, 2022 to support community food projects through July 14, 2026. Under NIFA's Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP), which aims to improve local food systems through collaboration across sectors, CCCDW will deliver services to foster understanding of food security and...

The South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development (SC ACED) was awarded a $351,394 Cooperative Agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to provide technical assistance and outreach in support of community gardening initiatives across South Carolina. Under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902), SC ACED will deploy $351k in sub-award funding by August 2022 to establish six seasonal high...