Project Grant AO202501X443G035

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $366,790 Cooperative Agreement on January 15, 2024 to Urban Harvest STL, a non-profit organization in Missouri. The award funds Urban Harvest STL's Agricultural Professional Preparedness Program (APPP), which aims to empower the next generation of urban farmers and food activists to feed their communities through tailored on-the-farm educational and job-training programs that incorporate climate-smart...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Grants Program awarded a $453,369 Cooperative Agreement to the Municipio De San Lorenzo in Puerto Rico. This 2-year project, which commenced on March 1, 2025, aims to address critical challenges in environmental sustainability, food security, and waste management within the San Lorenzo community. The key objectives of this initiative are to: 1) Reduce organic waste sent to landfills by creating a...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $298,813 Project Grant to Agroecology Commons on March 17, 2023 to support urban agriculture and innovative production initiatives through March 31, 2026. Under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935), Agroecology Commons will encourage and promote urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices in California, including community gardens and farms located in urban...

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 Metro Atlanta Urban Farm LLC in College Park, Georgia will receive $299,889.24 through December 31, 2025 to improve access to local foods in underserved communities through urban and innovative agriculture practices. Funded by the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935), the project will support community farms, urban gardens, and emerging technologies. The two-year...

City Sprouts Inc. received a $297,351 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The grant was awarded under the agency's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935) on September 30, 2022, to be completed by September 29, 2025. The grant will support City Sprouts Community Farm in establishing urban agricultural operations in Nebraska. In line with the goals of the Urban Agriculture program to promote urban and...

The County of San Miguel received a $243,497 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production grant program. The award will support the county's efforts to develop composting infrastructure and promote urban agriculture from May 2024 to May 2025. The Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program encourages emerging agricultural practices in urban areas, including...

This $212,164 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 10, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The grant was awarded to Austin Youth & Community Farm, Inc. (doing business as Urban Roots), a non-profit organization, to mitigate the effects of climate change on the local food system. The grant funding will support the use of regenerative farming and natural...

The City and County of Honolulu received a $296,127.80 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to promote environmental justice through urban agriculture and innovative food waste programs. The funding supports projects under the USDA's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935) from March 15, 2023 through May 30, 2025. Specifically, the City and County will divert food waste and ash...