Cooperative Agreement NR214639XXXXC017

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 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 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...

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 Brookland Center for Community Economic Change (BCCEC) will utilize $320,656 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to support its Growing Capacity & Strength through Local Food Channels program from September 2021 through September 2024. The BCCEC, located in West Columbia, South Carolina, will use the funding to develop, coordinate and expand local and regional food systems through initiatives...

The US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $613,580 Regional Food System Partnerships grant to Wholespire Inc. to formalize a cross-sector local food system network in South Carolina. Through October 2024, Wholespire will manage a network of partners to 1) connect and cultivate South Carolina's local food economy, 2) develop an equitable food system plan addressing farmland loss and increasing access, 3) build capacity for local food businesses and organizations,...

The Trident United Way will receive $408,987 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to decrease food insecurity in the tri-county areas of southeastern South Carolina. Under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program, Trident United Way will develop three community gardens in Berkley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners and...

This $6,000,000 federal Project Grant award under CFDA 14.251 - Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. The award supports a wide range of economic development and community development activities to be carried out by the non-profit organization Partners For Active Living (PAL) located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The...

This $900,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will fund the "Growing Justice" program implemented by Impact Justice, a national nonprofit focused on advancing equity and justice reforms. The award will support the establishment of a prison-based vertical farming job training program at the Camille Graham Correctional Facility in Columbia, South Carolina. The program will provide a 200-hour training...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. a $406,518 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships program. Over a two-year period, Growing Places Garden Project will lead a comprehensive planning process to develop a sustainable and resilient local food value chain and business model for North Central Massachusetts. Key activities include conducting a strategic planning process using a SOAR analysis to formalize the...