Project Grant 720DD122GR00004

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 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), provides $2,520,955 to Komatsu America Corp to research and develop an onboard high-capacity liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage system for ultra-class mining trucks. The project aims to reduce the time-between-refueling for fuel cell-powered mining vehicles, thereby increasing their competitiveness...

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 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 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 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 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $270,000,000 to Wieland North America Recycling LLC to expand a copper recycling facility in Shelbyville, KY. The project aims to produce approximately 35,000 metric tons per annum (MTPA) of 99.99% pure refined copper ingot, 35,000 MTPA of copper wire for electric vehicles, and over 20,000 MTPA of copper cathode, thereby reducing the need for copper from mines....

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...