Project Grant NR243A750004G008

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) received a $500,000 Project Grant award under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The grant will fund activities to support climate mitigation, forest resilience practices, and engagement of underserved forest landowners in emerging environmental markets in North Carolina. Key services to be provided include...

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 National Pork Board will receive $20 million through April 2028 from the Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities federal grant program (CFDA 10.937). The project aims to expand markets and support the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices among farmers and ranchers in Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri for pork, corn and soybeans. Specific outcomes include increased supply and demand for...

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 North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will receive $1.27 million under a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant project period is from September 2021 through September 2024. Under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA #10.170), the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops grown in North Carolina. Key activities will include...

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will receive $1.36 million through September 2025 under a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant funds will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in North Carolina through efforts to market and promote specialty crops, and assist producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops. The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program aims to enhance the competitiveness of...

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) received a $1,679,971 Specialty Crop Block Grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA #10.170) to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in North Carolina from September 2021 through September 2025. As the awardee, NCDA&CS will leverage efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assist producers with research and development...

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 Project Grant award of $306,521.25 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), will support the development and expansion of Locally Grown, an online marketplace connecting small farms in North Carolina directly to consumers. Key activities funded by this grant include enhancing technical resources, deploying new marketplace features like customer notifications and localized promotions,...

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...