Project Grant 201049400217981

The Colorado Department of Agriculture was awarded a $24,999,998 project grant from the USDA Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office to expand markets for climate-smart beef and eleven cropping systems including corn and grains through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. This program aims to increase adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon. Under this award, the Colorado Department of...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $130,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The award, running from May 27, 2024 to December 31, 2025, will fund CYCA's High School Summer Youth Program to engage young people in hands-on conservation and natural resource management projects on public lands in Colorado. Specific activities are expected to include habitat restoration,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $294,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Colorado Cattlemen's Association. The purpose of this 2-year project is to test innovative strategies and practices that improve agricultural drought resilience, climate adaptation, and sustainable profitability in Colorado. The award, effective September 28, 2023, is funded through the CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation program, which provides conservation...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $521,480 Project Grant to the San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition (SLV Local Foods Coalition) under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program. This 3-year grant supports the coalition's efforts to provide farm incubation and regenerative agriculture education to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in the San Luis Valley region of Colorado. The funding enables SLV Local Foods...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cooperative Agreement award under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) provides $445,333.34 to the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) to conduct 32 crew weeks per year for 4 years of travel management implementation projects on public lands in Colorado. The project will include activities such as installation of signs, trail maintenance and construction, restoration, and other...

The Colorado Department of Agriculture will receive $1.08 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA 10.170) from September 2021 through September 2025. The funding will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Colorado through activities such as marketing and promotion, research and development relevant to specialty crops, and addressing challenges facing specialty...

The Learning Council (TLC) received a $124,274.78 three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to support the Arbol Farmers Market (AFM) in Colorado. The grant funding will allow TLC to expand and develop AFM to establish a reliable marketplace for local food producers, increase food access and security in the community, foster a resilient local food economy, and...

This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $266,356.66 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division. The grant funding will be used to provide technical assistance reimbursement for the 2023 Colorado Conservation Reserve Program, with a performance period from June 12, 2024 to September 30, 2026. Through this award, Colorado State University...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded Colorado State University $988,141 on July 15, 2026, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to support land management activities on state and private lands implementing Colorado's State Forest Action Plan priorities. The award funds hazardous fuels reduction, development of multi-resource forest management plans, mitigation of invasive species and insect infestation and disease, and other...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $1,049,935 Formula Grant to the Board of Education Colorado on September 30, 2022 through the Farm to School State Formula Grant program (CFDA 10.645). The grant will support Colorado'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, funding will be used to increase the...