Project Grant 21LFPPCA1038
- The Center of Southwest Culture, Inc. was awarded a $276,477 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to implement the Indigenous Marketing and Production for Access to Community Tables (IMPACT) project. The primary goal of the IMPACT project is to help indigenous farmers and ranchers in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area enter and improve their successes in farming, ranching,...
- This federal Project Grant award of $499,999.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (CFDA 10.575 Farm to School Grant Program) to the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc. (IAC), a minority-owned, non-profit, Native American organization. The award, with a performance period from December 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will fund IAC's "CN FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT" initiative. This project aims to improve access to local foods in USDA Child...
- First Nations Development Institute was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. The 36-month grant will fund the Native Farmer and Rancher Apprenticeship Network project to provide training, technical assistance, and networking opportunities to Native American beginning farmers and ranchers in the Great Plains and Southwest regions. Specific services include...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to the Pueblo Of Isleta in New Mexico. The funding will be used over a 3-year period ending on September 28, 2026 to provide training to federally recognized tribal farmers on resolving land title issues, climate-smart agriculture, indigenous regenerative practices, water conservation, business planning, soil...
- This $740,509 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program aims to enhance the sustainability and profitability of Navajo farmers and ranchers in New Mexico. The 3-year award, which begins on September 27, 2024, will fund workshops, field demonstrations, videos, technical assistance, and mentoring focused on production, marketing,...
- This $615,142.57 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) will enable Sun Produce Cooperative to expand its community-supported agriculture (CSA) program from 250 to 500 subscribers by 2027, with a focus on increasing access to locally-sourced food in low-income and low-food access areas of the Phoenix metropolitan region. The project aims to increase sales by...
- The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $500,000 Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) project grant to the First Nations Development Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to be completed by June 30, 2025. The institute will use the funds to support various initiatives aimed at improving access to local foods in USDA Child Nutrition Programs, including training, technical assistance, and capacity building for Native American farmers, ranchers, and...
- The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (UMUT) received a $248,898 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to support the development of a regional and native food supply chain through a feasibility study, implementation plan, and pilot project. The grant will also support UMUT's collaboration with producers and food system organizations in the Four Corners region to source local healthy food...
- This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), provides $926,832 to Renewing The Countryside II to develop and expand ten farmers' market hubs in Minnesota from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The hubs will connect small-scale local farmers to institutional and wholesale buyers, consumers, and food-insecure individuals through aggregation programs, online...
- This Cooperative Agreement award is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. The $1,133,122 award supports a collaborative research project focused on harnessing controlled environment agriculture (CEA) to enhance food security, nutritional quality, and climate resilience in tribal communities across New Mexico, Wyoming, and South Dakota. The project is a partnership among the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University,...
The One Generation's Indigenous Farm Hub (IFH) was awarded a $249,642 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. IFH will conduct research and feasibility studies to develop a regional Community Supported Agriculture distribution and marketing plan serving underserved Indigenous communities in central and northwest New Mexico. The initiative aims to train and support new Indigenous farmers through teaching traditional farming techniques, fostering food and land sovereignty, and providing business assistance. IFH's ultimate goal is to create an influx of trained farmers and establish an expanded cooperative regional CSA network connecting agricultural enterprises to improve access to healthy, fresh local foods. The Tides Center was identified as the sub-awardee and will support IFH's efforts to engage Indigenous communities, assess needs, determine best practices for regional food distribution, and develop the CSA distribution and marketing plan through September 2023.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $198.9k | 11/9/21 |