Project Grant 2004WSQ40231

This $2,968,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The grant was awarded on Mar 4, 2025 to the City of Weed, CA and has a performance period ending on Mar 4, 2027. The grant funding will support critical water infrastructure development and improvement projects in the rural community of Weed, including drinking water systems, wastewater treatment...

This $349,058 federal Project Grant award 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 La Semilla Food Center's efforts to increase the urban impact of their Raices youth program and youth farm apprenticeship. The funding will enable La Semilla to train youth from underrepresented backgrounds in climate-adaptive desert agroecology, career skills, leadership, and...

This $200,000 federal Project Grant, awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), focuses on improving weed management in agriculture through a multidisciplinary approach aligned with integrated pest management (IPM) principles. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include conducting field experiments to examine the impacts of diverse cropping systems,...

This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will enable Farming 4 Hunger, Inc. to implement a Crime Prevention and Re-Entry Program Expansion across Southern Maryland, Prince George's County, and the state of Maryland. The key activities include developing the program at multiple college locations to provide re-entry opportunities for incarcerated men in pre-release...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $150,000 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 17.289) grant to City Seed, Inc. (doing business as Cityseed), a non-profit organization in New Haven, Connecticut. The grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, will fund the organization's CitySeed Incubates program, which provides entrepreneurial training, shared-use commercial kitchen facilities, and...

Global Neighbor, Inc. received a two-year, $650,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop an agricultural product that destroys weed seeds collected during harvest. The award falls under NIFA's Small Business Innovation Research Program, which supports technological innovation to strengthen the national economy. Specifically, the grant will fund the construction and field testing of a prototype designed in Phase I to...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 project grant to the Insight Garden Program under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935). This grant funds the organization's work delivering products and services related to urban agriculture practices such as community gardens, rooftop farms, and green walls in California until September 30, 2026. Insight Garden Program is a non-profit organization that helps prisoners...

This Project Grant award of $7,000,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement, under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking (CFDA 19.019) federal grant program, will support the Seed Foundation, a non-profit organization in Erbil, Iraq, to implement a comprehensive program to protect victims of trafficking and those at risk in the region. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include strengthened...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), will provide $225,000.00 to the State of Washington Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to continue supporting the state's noxious weed management program. The funding will be used to develop and supply biocontrol agents for release at appropriate sites, with a focus on pre- and post-fire management activities. Additionally, the grant will support...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the San Diego Community College District, operating as San Diego Mesa College, through the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223). The SEEDS Scholars: Awareness, Preparation, and Training Program provides initial steps for community college students to pursue careers in the food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences...