Project Grant NR223A750001G028
- The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $240,955 Project Grant to Harris County, Texas under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935). The grant will support efforts to accelerate existing and emerging models of urban, indoor, and other agricultural practices that serve multiple farmers or gardeners through October 2025. Specifically, funding will encourage and promote innovative production methods like...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $297,600.47 Project Grant to the Texas Health Research And Education Institute, doing business as Trei, on September 29, 2022 to support services targeting low-income and low-access areas in Bridgeport, Texas through September 28, 2025. The grant funding will support increasing access to locally grown produce and engaging community residents and students under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant...
- 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...
- The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded $300,000 to the Sentli Center For Regenerative Agriculture through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935) on March 16, 2023. The project aims to improve food access in historically underserved communities in South Texas by facilitating urban farming through partnerships focused on education, community engagement, policy development, and urban food production. The grant...
- The National Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $300,000 to the Boston Farms Community Land Trust, Inc. through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) federal grant program. The award period runs from May 25, 2023 through June 1, 2026 to support the development of urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices in Massachusetts. Specifically, the funding will encourage community gardens and farms located in urban areas as well...
- The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $295,522 Project Grant to Small Places doing business as Finca Tres Robles through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will support the PROJECT CAPTAN initiative from April 2023 to July 2025. PROJECT CAPTAN aims to increase food access, community-based agricultural production, and farmer training in Houston's East End community through establishing community gardens and farms. The...
- This $372,549 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service will support the establishment of the South Oak Cliff Dallas Farmers Market. Led by Dallas County Health and Human Services Chronic Disease Prevention in partnership with local non-profits, the grant project aims to provide economic opportunities for socially disadvantaged local farmers and improve access to fresh produce in a food desert located in southern Dallas County. Specifically, the grant...
- The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $380,251 Project Grant to Plant It Forward under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Plant It Forward's efforts to ensure the long-term success and financial self-sufficiency of its food hub, which serves socially disadvantaged farmers in central, east, and south Texas. Key deliverables include developing a business plan to close the food hub's budget deficit within five years and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $320,006 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) program aims to address food deserts in the Mississippi Delta region. The grant will enable the Mississippi Community Housing Development Organization (MCHDO), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to establish a sustainable agricultural hub using innovative technology. The project focuses on...
- The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Urban Harvest Inc. a $373,376.25 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Urban Harvest's "Grow Resilience" strategy to assist the recovery of local farms and food businesses in Houston impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and Winter Storm Uri. Key services include providing economic support to small farmers, ranchers and food businesses; connecting underserved...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Frazier Revitalization Inc. $292,380 under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935) to implement an innovative apprentice urban farmer training program in conjunction with an existing urban community production farm in South Dallas, Texas. The project aims to develop an agricultural hub capable of providing equitable access to fresh produce and enabling a sustainable food system. The grant period runs from August 1, 2022 through July 30, 2025. The funding will support job training for apprentice urban farmers and expanding the production capacity of an existing community farm to increase access to locally grown fruits and vegetables in an underserved area.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $292.4k | 7/14/22 |