Cooperative Agreement NR239457XXXXC017

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) program titled "Soil and Water Conservation" (CFDA 10.902) will provide $378,565 to the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas (UADA) to promote public awareness and provide technical assistance to small urban agricultural producers. The award will fund efforts to educate the public and support small urban farmers on topics such as urban...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $346,412 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 30, 2026, targets outreach towards historically underserved producers, limited resource producers, veterans, beginning farmers, and women producers through UAPB's Small Farms Program. The funding will...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) provides $500,000.00 to Intouch Community Services Inc., a non-profit organization, to remove barriers and increase access to smart agricultural technology, USDA-NRCS practices, services, and career opportunities for underserved African American farmers, ranchers, and youth in six urban and rural counties in...

This $300,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935) will support Augusta Locally Grown Inc. in strengthening the local food system in Georgia. The awardee will enhance urban farmer business practices and agricultural production by providing education to urban farmers with little to no agricultural or business experience. This will help them transition from living in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $843,366 Cooperative Agreement to Connecting Kids Inside Out, a minority-owned, woman-owned, and Black American-owned non-profit organization, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The project aims to expand access to conservation assistance and information for historically underserved producers and communities, and to promote opportunities for students to pursue careers in...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $299,990 to Corporacion Juvenil Para El Desarrollo De Comunidades Sostenibles through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935) to develop viable and sustainable enterprises through educational training and technical support workshops. The project grant will enable new and beginning farmers, ranchers, students, and other community members in Puerto Rico to increase income and...

The Southern Sky Center for Diverse Arts and Culture, Inc. will conduct outreach to the farming community through a $120,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. The grant is part of the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA #10.902), which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners and organizations. Through this two-year award beginning September 1, 2022, Southern Sky will deliver outreach services to educate...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443) provides $687,176 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) to connect socially disadvantaged veteran farmers and ranchers (SDVFRs) to agricultural resources, support systems, and funding opportunities. The 3-year grant will enable UMES to develop and implement a farm incubator training program focused on land...

The National Association of RC&D Councils, Inc. was awarded a $406,950 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service to serve as the Urban Agriculture Liaison for Alabama through September 29, 2025. Under this award made on September 30, 2022, the Association will develop, promote, and execute a comprehensive statewide urban agriculture program for NRCS in Alabama. This work supports the agency's Soil and Water Conservation...