Project Grant NR233A750005G057
- This $744,549 federal Project Grant award from the USDA's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) will enable La Semilla Food Center to advance climate-smart agriculture solutions and remove barriers for socially disadvantaged and colonia farmers in the Chihuahuan Desert region. Key efforts will include: (1) expanding a network of agroecological beginning farmers through a multi-tier farmer-to-farmer training model focused on desert-adapted and climate-smart farming...
- The La Semilla Food Center was awarded a $480,441 Project Grant under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), a federal grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.331). The grant funding supports La Semilla's efforts to expand and enhance their Produce Prescription (PPR) program, which serves low-income households in the Paso del Norte borderland region of Doña Ana County, New Mexico and El Paso...
- The Center of Southwest Culture, Inc. was awarded a $280,418.63 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will support the organization's SOWING HEALTH THROUGH MICRO-GARDENING IN ALBUQUERQUE'S URBAN COMMUNITIES project from July 14, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The project aims to encourage and promote urban agricultural practices in Albuquerque, New...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223), will fund a $399,506 program over 4 years from September 15, 2023 to September 14, 2027. The program aims to train a new generation of young people for careers in food and agriculture-related fields through intensive community engagement. It will provide funding for 27 undergraduate...
- 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the San Diego Community College District, operating as San Diego Mesa College, through the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223). The SEEDS Scholars: Awareness, Preparation, and Training Program provides initial steps for community college students to pursue careers in the food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $299,990 to Corporacion Juvenil Para El Desarrollo De Comunidades Sostenibles through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935) to develop viable and sustainable enterprises through educational training and technical support workshops. The project grant will enable new and beginning farmers, ranchers, students, and other community members in Puerto Rico to increase income and...
- This $212,164 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 10, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The grant was awarded to Austin Youth & Community Farm, Inc. (doing business as Urban Roots), a non-profit organization, to mitigate the effects of climate change on the local food system. The grant funding will support the use of regenerative farming and natural...
- 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...
This $349,058 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program will support La Semilla Food Center's efforts to increase the urban impact of their Raices youth program and youth farm apprenticeship. The funding will enable La Semilla to train youth from underrepresented backgrounds in climate-adaptive desert agroecology, career skills, leadership, and micro-entrepreneurship. The project will leverage La Semilla's community farm and education programs as the anchor site, partnering with El Calvario and Planty for the People/One Grub to host additional programming and expand infrastructure and production. This 3-year award, effective September 30, 2023, aims to foster a healthy, self-reliant, fair, and sustainable food system in the Paso del Norte region.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $349.1k | 9/21/23 |