Project Grant 200933800202461

This $159,040 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) program, awarded to the Ciudad Soil And Water Conservation District, will establish two pilot projects to increase composting and reduce food waste in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The award will fund a part-time Compost Coordinator to oversee the project, which includes setting up a Community Composting Co-op site and a Farm Compost Hub site. The Coordinator...

The Center of Southwest Culture, Inc. was awarded a $280,418.63 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will support the organization's SOWING HEALTH THROUGH MICRO-GARDENING IN ALBUQUERQUE'S URBAN COMMUNITIES project from July 14, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The project aims to encourage and promote urban agricultural practices in Albuquerque, New...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $732,739.86 Project Grant to Agri Cultura Network through the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. The grant will fund Agri Cultura Network's BUILDING EQUITABLE FOOD HUBS FOR HEALTHY, LOCAL, SUSTAINABLY FARMED PROCESSED FOOD IN NEW MEXICO initiative from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2026. Under this initiative, Agri Cultura Network will work with stakeholders across the food system to establish food...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $476,794 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to The Growhaus, a Latina-led non-profit organization in Denver, Colorado. This 2-year project grant will enhance the career pathways of The Growhaus' community staff members through a comprehensive fellowship program. The fellowship will provide training to launch a pilot community-choice fresh food market, with the goal of building long-term...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $772,000 four-year Project Grant under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program to Project New Village, a Black-led, community-rooted non-profit in San Diego, California. The project aims to address food and nutrition insecurity in underserved communities by: 1) collaborating with a local high school culinary arts program to develop young people's capacity to prepare value-added and...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the State of New Mexico Public Education Department a $769,829 Formula Grant under the Farm to School State Formula Grant program (CFDA 10.645) on September 30, 2022. The grant will support the state's farm to school program through September 30, 2026 by further strengthening food and agriculture supply chain resiliency in accordance with section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan. Specifically, the funding will help increase...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Foodshed Cooperative Inc. a $564,500 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Foodshed will transition its emergency food distribution operations implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to a sustainable model increasing retail sales 25% annually. Funding will support planning with Foodshed's farmer network to achieve aggregation goals and improve distribution capacity at its Central San Diego...

The Rio Grande Local Foods Logistic and Distribution Program (RGLDP) will provide technical assistance and capacity building services to local farmers, ranchers, food producers, and intermediaries in New Mexico to increase sales to retailers, food manufacturers, and institutions along the I-25 corridor from Taos to Las Cruces. Led by the Rio Grande Community Development Corporation and partner organizations, the RGLDP will deliver training and online resources, including food safety...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $799,928 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to Mill City Grows Inc., a non-profit organization in Lowell, Massachusetts, to support their work in improving food security, increasing access to growing space, building local food system resilience, and enhancing social determinants of health for Lowell residents. The 4-year grant will fund initiatives such as expanding education points at food...

This $800,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program supports Eastie Farm Inc., a non-profit organization, in implementing an integrated Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model in East Boston, MA. The project aims to increase access to fresh, locally-sourced produce for 1,000 low-income households in East Boston, which is considered a food desert with limited grocery...