Project Grant NR233A750005G001

This $1.5 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering (NSF OISE) will fund the development of a climate-resilient and sustainable food production system utilizing controlled environment hydroponic agriculture with novel wastewater treatment and reuse technologies. Led by Clemson University in collaboration with universities in South Korea, the award will support five key activities over a two-year period from January 2023 to December...

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 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 City of Dubuque Housing Division received a $300,000 project grant award from the USDA National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant funds will support the "HYDROPONICS TO HOME: USING INNOVATIVE URBAN AGRICULTURE TO EDUCATE AND FEED THE COMMUNITY IN DUBUQUE, IOWA" initiative from May 2023 through April 2025. Through this initiative, the City of Dubuque Housing Division will educate and...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $298,813 Project Grant to Agroecology Commons on March 17, 2023 to support urban agriculture and innovative production initiatives through March 31, 2026. Under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935), Agroecology Commons will encourage and promote urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices in California, including community gardens and farms located in urban...

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 Farmers Market Of The Ozarks received a $199,900 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The grant was awarded under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935) and will support the NOBLE HILL COMMUNITY SUPPORTED HYDROPONIC project through March 1, 2024. The project aims to encourage and promote urban agricultural practices in Missouri through the development of a community supported hydroponic farm...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded Agricademy Inc. a $297,400 Project Grant under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) federal grant program. The two-year grant will support Agricademy's efforts to address the agency's backlog in Ohio by promoting urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices through June 2024. Specifically, the funding will encourage community gardens and farms located in urban and suburban areas of...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $123,000 Project Grant to Brass City Harvest, Inc. under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program. The grant will facilitate engineering and environmental consulting work to site and design a commercial hydroponic vine crop greenhouse and green infrastructure on undeveloped land currently occupied by the Brass City Regional Food Hub. This work will be completed by December 31, 2023 to...

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...