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 $298,877 Project Grant to the Northeast Organic Farming Association / Massachusetts Chapter on February 6, 2023 to support urban agriculture and innovative production activities through January 30, 2026. Under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935), the Northeast Organic Farming Association / Massachusetts Chapter will deliver technical assistance and educational services to encourage emerging...
City Green Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935). The three-year award will support City Green's efforts to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices in New Jersey through June 2025. Specifically, the funding will be used to develop community gardens and farms located in urban and...
This $349,124 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The award was made on September 30, 2023 to the Oregon-based nonprofit organization Growing Gardens. The primary goals of this 3-year project are to grow the urban agricultural training capacity of Growing Gardens and integrate greenhouse education into their network of community-led...
The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded Youth Ministries For Peace And Justice, Inc. a $300,000 Project Grant under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The two-year award running from May 2023 to June 2025 will support the organization's efforts to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural practices in New York. Specifically, the funding will be used to develop community gardens...
City Sprouts Inc. received a $297,351 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The grant was awarded under the agency's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935) on September 30, 2022, to be completed by September 29, 2025. The grant will support City Sprouts Community Farm in establishing urban agricultural operations in Nebraska. In line with the goals of the Urban Agriculture program to promote urban and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $799,928 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to Mill City Grows Inc., a non-profit organization in Lowell, Massachusetts, to support their work in improving food security, increasing access to growing space, building local food system resilience, and enhancing social determinants of health for Lowell residents. The 4-year grant will fund initiatives such as expanding education points at food...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $149,975 Project Grant to Gardeneers, a non-profit organization, through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The grant supports Gardeneers' work in operating community gardens, urban farms, and implementing innovative agricultural practices such as rooftop farms, outdoor vertical production, and green walls in Chicago from 2023 to 2026. This funding enables Gardeneers to...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $343,405 Project Grant to The Ecology School, a non-profit organization in Saco, Maine, under the USDA's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) grant program (CFDA 10.935). The funding will enable The Ecology School to establish community gardens, develop composting infrastructure, create food waste diversion programs, and implement urban farming techniques in underserved communities. The project aims to increase food...
The City of Deerfield Beach, Florida received a $300,000 cooperative agreement award from the USDA National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The funding will support the city's efforts to encourage and promote urban agricultural practices through April 2025. Specifically, the cooperative agreement will enable the development of community gardens and farms located in urban areas, as well as the exploration of...