The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service awarded a $3,500,000 Project Grant to the National Center for Appropriate Technology Inc. (NCAT) on July 18, 2023. The grant is funded through the USDA's Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (CFDA 10.782) program, which provides technical assistance and educational resources on sustainable agriculture to farmers, agricultural businesses, and community organizations across the United States. Through this grant, NCAT will...
The National Center For Appropriate Technology Inc., doing business as NCAT, was awarded a $2.8 million Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on June 10, 2022 to provide technical information and educational resources about sustainable agriculture under the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas federal grant program (CFDA #10.782). The grant will support NCAT's work to deliver diverse technical information and educational resources about...
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...
This $80,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Kansas City Commodity Office under the CFDA 10.937 Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program aims to expand markets for and support the implementation of climate-smart practices for corn, rice, beef, pork, dairy, and other crops and livestock in Arkansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Virginia. The funding will support Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and its sub-awardees, including...
The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded a $3,710,171 Project Grant to the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (CFDA 10.937) program. The grant will be used to expand markets for climate-smart wood and forest products in Arkansas and support farmer implementation and monitoring of climate-smart practices over a 5-year period from August 2023 to July 2028. The Division of...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937) provides $4,789,600.00 to the National Black Growers Council, a minority-owned non-profit organization, to expand markets for climate-smart versions of key agricultural commodities including corn, cotton, rice, soybeans, sugar cane, peanuts, canola and sorghum. The funding supports farmer...
The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded a $64,999,967.20 Project Grant to Texas A&M AgriLife Research on June 29, 2023 under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937). This grant aims to expand climate-smart markets and support implementation of climate-smart practices for row crops, livestock, forest products, and specialty crops in Texas. The grant includes sub-awards to the University of California Office of the...
The National Center for Appropriate Technology Inc. (NCAT) was awarded a $750,605 Project Grant under the USDA's Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.334). The goal of this 3-year grant, with a start date of September 1, 2024, is to provide up to 2,000 veterans with the knowledge and skills to start and manage commercial farm businesses. NCAT will deliver 100 week-long, hands-on trainings on sustainable agriculture, farm business...
This $4,722,460.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937) will expand markets for climate-smart wheat production in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The grant will support the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the for-profit subcontractor Grassland Oregon Inc. in implementing and monitoring climate-smart agricultural practices....
This $4,696,929 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937). The grant aims to expand markets for climate-smart specialty crops, eggs, corn, apples, and tilapia in the states of New York, Michigan, Mississippi, and Kentucky. It also supports farmer implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices. The project will be carried out by...