Project Grant 720DD122GR00002

This $40 million project grant from the USDA Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office supports efforts to expand climate-smart commodity markets in Hawaii and promote climate-smart agricultural practice implementation by farmers and ranchers. Awarded on May 24, 2023 with a completion date of May 31, 2028, the funding supports the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA #10.937). Lynker Corporation serves as the prime recipient and coordinates various sub-awardees to...

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded Elevated Foods Inc. a $20 million Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Project Grant to expand markets for climate-smart fruits and vegetables in 11 states and the Navajo Nation from April 2023 to April 2028. Under the award, Elevated Foods will employ Croptrak's FarmAdvisor platform and modules to manage producers' land and assets and document their climate-smart practices and acreage. Decade Impact...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office provides $4,999,999.00 to expand markets for climate-smart corn, soybean, and specialty crops in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa. The funding will support farmers with implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices through the USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937). As part of this award, the University of...

This $80,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Kansas City Commodity Office under the CFDA 10.937 Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program aims to expand markets for and support the implementation of climate-smart practices for corn, rice, beef, pork, dairy, and other crops and livestock in Arkansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Virginia. The funding will support Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and its sub-awardees, including...

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Project Development program (CFDA 87.101) to Millennial Potash Corp., a for-profit organization based in Canada. The grant provides technical assistance to complete a definitive feasibility study for a potash mine project in Gabon. The award period runs from June 23, 2025 to January 3, 2026. The DFC Project Development program supports project preparation, capacity building, and advisory...

The Colorado School of Mines, under a $154,050 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs' Economic Statecraft program (CFDA 19.322), will provide advisory services to African governments seeking to diversify supply chains for critical minerals. Awarded on September 23, 2021 and set to be completed by September 30, 2023, this project aims to foster diversity in critical mineral supply chains through advising partner countries on related policy...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines to support understanding and disrupting key convergence nodes of illicit gold and mercury supply chains in Latin America and Africa. The grant was awarded on February 15, 2021 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) with a completion date of January 31, 2026. Under the award, the Colorado School of Mines will work to analyze and develop interventions for illicit trade networks...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office, under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937), provides $4,724,539.91 to the Michigan Association Of Conservation Districts, a non-profit organization, to expand climate-smart fruit, vegetable and livestock markets in Washtenaw, Monroe, Lenawee and Wayne Counties of Michigan. The funding will support farmers with implementation and monitoring of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $5,145,841 Project Grant to Whitaker Grain LLC under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937). The grant will expand markets for climate-smart rice in Arkansas and support local farmers in implementing and monitoring climate-smart agricultural practices. Key project activities include providing incentives to farmers, ranchers, and forest owners to adopt sustainable methods that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded a $212,500 Project Grant under the Emerging Markets Program (CFDA 10.603) on April 2, 2024. The purpose of this short-term grant is to fund activities that develop, maintain, or expand exports of U.S. agricultural commodities and products to overseas emerging markets. Typical funded activities include market assessments, travel to emerging markets and the U.S., and technical assistance to support...