Project Grant 90EE1346

Grow It Forward Inc. was awarded a $141,416 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will fund GIF'S PROGRAMMING TARGETS LOW-INCOME, FOOD INSECURE, ISOLATED, ANDUNDERSERVED RESIDENTS OF MANITOWOC COUNTY from July 14, 2022 to June 14, 2025. Specifically, the funding will support Grow It Forward Inc.'s efforts to encourage and promote urban, indoor,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Grand Rapids Opportunities For Women (GROW) received a $119,836 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Capital Access under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The award funds GROW's operations as an intermediary lender to provide short-term, fixed interest rate microloans up to $50,000 to startup, newly established, and growing small business concerns in the Grand Rapids,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902), provides $368,513.97 to support GRO Farm LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Missouri. The project aims to deliver innovative, incentivized low-carbon market activities to assist historically underserved small farm producers. The award period runs from January 8, 2024 to December 31,...

Grow2Zero Farms was awarded a $291,871 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The funding supports the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program. Through this award, Grow2Zero Farms will develop a hybrid online and in-person urban farm training program for young adults in Long Beach and the greater Los Angeles South Bay area. The program aims to expand Grow2Zero's current agricultural education services...

The Grow DAT Youth Farm will provide a mobile food access expansion project responding to unhealthy relationships to local food systems experienced by young adults in New Orleans through expanding access to affordable, culturally relevant, nutrient-rich foods. Funded through a $298,551 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935), the project will operate from September 2022 through...

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 $653,223 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The grant supports efforts by Renewing The Countryside II, a woman-owned non-profit organization, to expand the season and sales opportunities for farmers markets in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. Key activities include providing educational outreach, training, and technical assistance to farmers,...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Food Co-Op Initiative on September 23, 2022 under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The grant funding will support the Food Co-Op Initiative's efforts to improve economic conditions in rural Minnesota through cooperative development services. Specifically, the Initiative will assist individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or improving the operations of rural...

The federal Project Grant award of $200,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771). The funding will support Western Illinois University in delivering technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to help establish, expand, or enhance rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in Illinois. This...

Federal Grant Award Summary Rural South Institute received a $750,000 Project Grant from 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 Program (CFDA 10.443). The award, effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028, supports a three-year initiative focused on experiential education and mentorship programs designed to increase farmers of color' access to agricultural...