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The Georgia Department of Education was awarded a $7,169,232 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.185) to purchase local food for distribution to schools in Georgia. The funding will be used to establish a pilot program to increase purchases of local foods from small businesses and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers for 700,000 Georgia students. Specifically,...

This federal Project Grant award, in the amount of $240,000, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522). The award supports a service-learning partnership between the University of Georgia Research Foundation and East Jackson Comprehensive High School in Georgia to create and pilot high-impact high school courses and student leadership opportunities. These...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program to Growing Gardens, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Portland, OR. The award will fund a partnership between Growing Gardens and Zenger Farm to promote agricultural education, curriculum development, and youth leadership development focused on food systems...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to Kendall Rae's Green Heart Corporation on September 20, 2024 under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award, titled "JUMP! DRIVE INTO AGROWKULTURE", supports an innovative hands-on learning experience aimed at fostering a passion for agriculture among youth from kindergarten to 5th grade in Georgia. The project delivers educational...

The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support the Urban Agricultural and Life Sciences Institute: Increasing Access to the ALS Workforce through Experiential Learning program. Funded under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom (SPECA) Challenge Grants program, this three-year project...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the American Farmland Trust (AFT) under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom (SPECA) program (CFDA 10.226). The grant will fund the development and publication of a publicly available and vetted regenerative agriculture curriculum, delivered through two school years of training for 10 high schools in Ohio and 10 high schools in...

The federal Project Grant award of $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports the "E-GROW" project. This 4-year project, led by Cornell University, aims to develop youth interest and competency in agricultural technology (AgTech) for food production in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). The project will pilot a CEA certificate program at 10 middle and high schools in several states, reaching an...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) provides $300,000 to Edible Schoolyard NYC to pilot a professional development program for New York City educators. The program aims to increase the capacity of elementary and middle school teachers to implement culturally-responsive edible education curricula focused on urban gardening, cooking, and food justice. Key activities...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded Girls First, Inc. $150,000 under the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (CFDA 66.604) to support development of a community garden in McDonough, Georgia. Activities include collaborating with local partners and McDonough Middle School to establish an agricultural science learning environment. Specifically, Girls First will work with the middle school for five weeks this summer and volunteer on a school garden pilot project. Funding will...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) awarded a $525,000 Project Grant to Augusta Locally Grown Inc., a community-based non-profit organization, to provide a comprehensive suite of agricultural and entrepreneurial services for beginning farmers in the Greater Augusta, GA area. The project aims to help small family farms and beginning farmers in low-income areas improve and sustain their farming operations. Key activities...