Project Grant NR213A750001G014

The Hope Program, Inc. received a $199,933 cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.815). The award will fund the Hope Program to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of the Bronx, New York in environmental careers with skills needed for remediation work at solid and hazardous waste sites. Training includes 107 instructional hours in 40-hour...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $596,747 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to Hope For Small Farm Sustainability, a nonprofit organization based in Texas. The grant will fund a 3-year initiative to equip socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as well as underserved youth, with peer learning, business skills, nutrition education, and career planning focused on agriculture. The...

HOPE 2.0 Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded The Hughen Center, Inc. a $3.35 million Project Grant on October 1, 2025, under the Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282) for the "HOPE 2.0: Harnessing Opportunity, Purpose, and Excellence at Bob Hope School" initiative. The one-year project, running through September 30, 2026, supports planning, program design, and implementation activities at Bob Hope School, a...

Operation Hope, Inc. received a $360,384 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services, effective September 26, 2025, through September 26, 2027. This Project Grant supports sustainable economic development initiatives and small business growth in rural Puerto Rico, aligning with the program's primary objectives of promoting job creation and economic opportunity in underserved communities. Under this award, Operation...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program will provide $690,000 over 3 years to the John Bartram Association to deliver hands-on urban farming and food sovereignty education for underserved youth. Key activities include: Implementing a youth farmer curriculum for up to 25 local high school students annually, providing technical assistance and home...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program to Growing Gardens, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Portland, OR. The award will fund a partnership between Growing Gardens and Zenger Farm to promote agricultural education, curriculum development, and youth leadership development focused on food systems...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program to the Teen Start Program on Sep 30, 2023. The primary goals of this 3-year project are to expand access to healthy food for food-insecure residents of the Hough community in Cleveland, Ohio and to educate the Cleveland community on sustainable urban farming techniques and benefits. The project will involve...

The Hoola Veteran Services (HVS) was awarded a $749,979 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to support the Bridging the Gap: Growing Veterans Pilot Program. The goal of the program is to help military veterans in Hawaii transition skills learned in the military to careers in agriculture through hands-on training and networking opportunities. Key services...

The Generation Infocus Foundation Inc. was awarded a $250,000 project grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to operate an agricultural incubator program in Hapeville, GA from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The program will provide training and resources to 20 beginning farmers annually, with a focus on veterans, socially disadvantaged individuals, and underrepresented...

The Malama Kauai nonprofit organization will provide poultry and egg education services to 15 socially disadvantaged beginning farmers and ranchers on Kauai, Hawaii through the $283,684 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The grant funds the Kauai PEEP (Poultry & Egg Education Project) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP, CFDA #10.311) to address gaps in local food production and access...