Project Grant 200933800202662

The Common Good City Farm will provide $640,454 in educational opportunities and hands-on training in regenerative and climate-responsive agricultural techniques under a three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture. Funded through September 2028 under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program, the City Farm will offer classroom and practical instruction to farmers in environmentally-sustainable growing methods and farm...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $621,000 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) grant to Dreaming Out Loud Inc., a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. The grant will support the establishment of the Marion Barry Avenue Market, a 4,770-square-foot multi-purpose food hub in the Anacostia neighborhood that aims to address food insecurity and create economic opportunities for marginalized communities. The project will...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $220,460 Project Grant under the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522) to The Freshfarm Markets, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. The two-year grant will support FreshFarm's "FoodPrints" initiative, which provides experiential food and agricultural education in 21 elementary schools across Washington, D.C. Key activities include: Expanding hands-on food and agricultural education for...

OKO Urban Farms Inc. was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects competitive grant program. Through this three-year award ending May 2026, OKO Farms will implement its Community Food Project in Brooklyn, New York to improve access to nutritious food for low-income residents. Key initiatives include providing 3,200 hours of agricultural and culinary training to young adults annually,...

Producegood will use a $489,032 three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program to deliver fresh surplus produce to food insecure communities in San Diego County, California from June 2023 through May 2026. Leveraging over 4,000 volunteers, Producegood will recover approximately 15 million pounds of produce annually from farms and backyards to supply 80 feeding partners serving thousands...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $123,706.25 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) Project Grant to Capital Roots, Inc., a non-profit organization in Troy, New York. The grant funding will be used to implement a comprehensive retail food access marketing plan that connects underserved urban consumers to regional farmers through Capital Roots' "Good Food Market" and "Veggie Mobile" programs. The grant will...

The Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service will provide $165,000 to Just Food, Inc. for the PEOPLES GARDEN project under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935). This two-year project ending in May 2025 aims to encourage and promote urban agriculture through community gardens and farms located in urban New York. The award will support Just Food's efforts to establish a new community garden that brings...

This federal Project Grant award of $155,616.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.576). The grant funding will enable the District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) to provide fresh, locally grown agricultural products such as fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs to low-income seniors through farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community agricultural outlets in...

The City of Frankfort, Kentucky received a $115,806.50 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) to plan and develop a community kitchen and local food campus. The City will partner with the Franklin County Farmers Market and Franklin Center for Innovation to conduct site selection, design, and business planning for a community kitchen that may be co-located with a...