Project Grant NR203A750013G005

This $817,740 Project Grant was awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). The grant aims to "Accelerate Forest Farming in Central Appalachia" by strengthening market connections and collaboration for long-term sector impact and sustainability. The prime recipient, Virginia Tech, will leverage its agricultural research and extension expertise to support and engage with a network of sub-awardees, including non-profit...

This $1,998,204.00 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), will establish a silvopasture reforestation program in rural Appalachia in counties with high pastureland. The project aims to increase climate change adaptation, support forest health, and facilitate access to private environmental markets for historically marginalized landowners through cost-sharing,...

This $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award was issued on September 19, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The award aims to improve access to emerging environmental markets for small acreage landowners and enhance ecosystem services in the Appalachian region. Key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: providing forest farming technical assistance to 125...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service is funded under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The $1,998,270.00 award to Appalachian Carbon Exchange, LLC will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Central Appalachia. Key objectives include increasing climate change adaptation, supporting forest health, and facilitating...

This Cooperative Agreement award for $4,946,608.00, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), will support efforts to leverage environmental markets to reforest mine-scarred properties in Appalachia. The award, which runs from August 5, 2024 to July 31, 2028, will provide funding to the awardee, Bosland Growth LLC, to deliver technical assistance, cost-sharing, outreach, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,000,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), supports the Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network, Inc. (operating as the Kentucky Environmental Foundation) in delivering products and services focused on climate mitigation, forest resilience, and community engagement in the Appalachian region. The 5-year project aims to provide technical...

This Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service will fund $540,540.80 to Appalachian Sustainable Development over three years to expand aggregation and distribution of meat products through the Appalachian Harvest food hub. The project aims to increase markets for regional beef producers utilizing environmentally sustainable practices such as grass finishing and silvopasture. Appalachian Sustainable Development will expand training for meat producers...

This $625,150.84 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), aims to address the challenges faced by small and beginning farmers in West Virginia. The project, led by the High Rocks Educational Corporation, a non-profit organization, focuses on developing a living-wage pricing list and marketing toolkit for fresh produce, educating farmers on fair pricing strategies,...

This $1,999,950 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The project, awarded to the Urban Forest Carbon Registry in August 2024, delivers three key solutions over 3 years to enable hundreds of land trusts to enroll thousands of rural landowners in carbon offset and ecosystem services programs: Technical assistance toolkits to help landowners assess eligibility,...

The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) will provide technical assistance, training, and support to 800 farmers in North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina under a $929,791.57 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The goals of ASAP's "Building Recovery and Resilience of Southern Appalachian Farms through Direct Sales" project are to help regional farmers recover from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by...