Project Grant NR213A750001G015

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to New York Sun Works Inc., a non-profit organization, to implement hydroponic farming education programs in K-12 schools through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program. The grant, with a performance period from July 21, 2023 to June 30, 2025, will enable New York Sun Works to build sustainable agriculture labs in classrooms, develop integrated science, technology,...

New York Sun Works Inc., a non-profit organization, received an $800,000 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide STEM education services to K-12 schools through hands-on hydroponic farming projects. The funding, awarded on July 1, 2023, supports the organization's efforts to build sustainable agriculture labs, deliver integrated STEM and agriculture curriculum, and enable students to gain firsthand experience with hydroponic...

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 Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000.00 Project Grant to New York Sun Works Inc., a non-profit organization, to provide science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education services to K-12 schools and students through hands-on hydroponic farming projects. The grant funding, provided under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $291,261 Project Grant to Star Of The Sea Foundation, Inc. on February 23, 2023 for the FLORIDA KEYS AEROPONIC FARM project. The grant is part of the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935), which encourages emerging agricultural practices including community gardens and farms located in urban areas. Under the grant, Star Of The Sea Foundation will utilize aeroponic farming techniques to establish a vertical farm...

New York Sun Works Inc. was awarded a $219,431 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to deliver an urban agriculture education program to primary and secondary schools in the South Bronx area of New York City. The award period is from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The grant funding will support New York Sun Works Inc.'s efforts to increase food, garden, and nutrition education capacity within participating schools...

This $299,788.75 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935) will support Flint River Fresh Inc.'s efforts to expand its educational and outreach programs in urban agriculture. Funding will allow the organization to invest in human capital and support an expanded partnership with Commodore Conyers College and Career Academy, which is installing a new hydroponic...

This $347,639 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program will fund the North South Institute, Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization, to plan and establish model urban and peri-urban community food systems in Broward, Palm Beach, and Indian River Counties in Florida. The project aims to utilize selected high school and veteran farming clusters to increase...

The School District of the City of Erie received a $279,840 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service Food for Education on July 28, 2022 to support the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Competitive Grants Program. The grant will fund the district's efforts to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices through June 2025. Specifically, the district plans to establish community gardens and farms located in urban...

This Project Grant award of $350,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service was made under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The funding will support Harlem Grown Inc., a non-profit organization, to address the critical need for community access to locally grown, nutritious, healthy foods and educational programs for youth on sustainable urban agriculture in Central Harlem, New York. The project aims to establish...