Cooperative Agreement NR224639XXXXC009

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 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 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...

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....

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 National Resources Conservation Service awarded Cultivate Charlottesville $281,910 under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program to support the project "THE POWER TO GROW: CULTIVATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN URBAN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD EQUITY IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA BY ENGAGING COMMUNITY RESIDENTS INCLUDING YOUTH" from March 13, 2023 through August 15, 2024. This Project Grant funding will allow Cultivate Charlottesville to...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (CFDA 10.913) for the period of February 9, 2021 through January 31, 2024. The purpose of this award is to target outreach to socially disadvantaged minority farmers and landowners in South Carolina. Specifically, the South Carolina Association for Community...

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 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...

This federal Project Grant award of $320,006 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) program aims to address food deserts in the Mississippi Delta region. The grant will enable the Mississippi Community Housing Development Organization (MCHDO), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to establish a sustainable agricultural hub using innovative technology. The project focuses on...