Project Grant NR233A750004G002

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office provides $4,999,999.00 to expand markets for climate-smart corn, soybean, and specialty crops in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa. The funding will support farmers with implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices through the USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937). As part of this award, the University of...

This $9,985,000 Project Grant award from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will address challenges to widespread adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAP) in the Midwestern Corn Belt region. The project aims to develop an integrated policy and decision support system that quantifies the economic and environmental outcomes of CSAP adoption. Key products and services to be delivered include: Knowledge-guided machine learning models to leverage data and...

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded Elevated Foods Inc. a $20 million Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Project Grant to expand markets for climate-smart fruits and vegetables in 11 states and the Navajo Nation from April 2023 to April 2028. Under the award, Elevated Foods will employ Croptrak's FarmAdvisor platform and modules to manage producers' land and assets and document their climate-smart practices and acreage. Decade Impact...

This $10,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports the development and adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices in Midwestern U.S. cropping systems. The project is led by The Ohio State University with several sub-awardees, including Solutions From The Land, University of Missouri, Lincoln University, and Central State University. The key products and services being delivered under this award include: Establishing...

The Meridian Institute will provide climate-smart agriculture and commodity market expansion services under a $19,999,904 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office. The grant is part of the USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937), which aims to increase markets and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices through pilot projects. Specifically, Meridian will support farmer implementation and...

The Colorado Department of Agriculture was awarded a $24,999,998 project grant from the USDA Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office to expand markets for climate-smart beef and eleven cropping systems including corn and grains through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. This program aims to increase adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon. Under this award, the Colorado Department of...

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded a $10 million Project Grant to Sustainable Northwest under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities federal grant program. The grant will support implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in 13 states and a Native American tribe. Through April 2028, Sustainable Northwest will work with farmers and ranchers to expand markets for...

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency awarded Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) a $90 million Project Grant under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA #10.937). The grant will support ADM's efforts to expand climate-smart markets for corn, soy, wheat, and peanuts in 23 states through implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices by farmers. The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program aims to increase adoption of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency awarded a $49,994,528 Project Grant under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937) on June 20, 2023. The grant aims to expand climate-smart dairy and sugar markets in several states, supporting farmer implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices. Key products and services include: The lead grantee, Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, will coordinate projects to increase adoption of...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded Purdue University a $1.5 million Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to support the Integrated Midwest Partnerships for Actionable Climate Tools and Training (IMPACT2) project. Over a three-year period ending March 2026, IMPACT2 will help agricultural producers and landowners in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa adapt to climate change through the development of online...