Project Grant 20183380028409

This $349,124 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The award was made on September 30, 2023 to the Oregon-based nonprofit organization Growing Gardens. The primary goals of this 3-year project are to grow the urban agricultural training capacity of Growing Gardens and integrate greenhouse education into their network of community-led...

This $224,818 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support Growing Gardens in delivering food, garden, and nutrition education services through its "Growing Food; Cultivating Leaders" program. The two-year program aims to connect over 4,000 students and families in Portland, Oregon with sustainable agriculture and food systems education through hands-on learning at 11 schools. It will promote local foods in school...

The Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project (SBFUAP) was awarded a $445,846 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will support SBFUAP's "Edible City Initiative: Activating Sacra" project from September 2022 through September 2025. The project aims to encourage and promote urban agricultural practices in Sacramento,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to Eden Concepts, LLC, a woman-owned small business. The funding will support the development, validation, and commercialization of an innovative, integrated planting system that enables growers to germinate seeds on-farm and precisely plant them in the field. This autonomous system aims to replace labor-intensive...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program to Growing Gardens, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Portland, OR. The award will fund a partnership between Growing Gardens and Zenger Farm to promote agricultural education, curriculum development, and youth leadership development focused on food systems...

City Green Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935). The three-year award will support City Green's efforts to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices in New Jersey through June 2025. Specifically, the funding will be used to develop community gardens and farms located in urban and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $149,975 Project Grant to Gardeneers, a non-profit organization, through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The grant supports Gardeneers' work in operating community gardens, urban farms, and implementing innovative agricultural practices such as rooftop farms, outdoor vertical production, and green walls in Chicago from 2023 to 2026. This funding enables Gardeneers to...

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...

This Project Grant award of $350,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service was made under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The funding will support Harlem Grown Inc., a non-profit organization, to address the critical need for community access to locally grown, nutritious, healthy foods and educational programs for youth on sustainable urban agriculture in Central Harlem, New York. The project aims to establish...

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...