Project Grant NR243A750004G010

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office provides $4,999,999.00 to expand markets for climate-smart corn, soybean, and specialty crops in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa. The funding will support farmers with implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices through the USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937). As part of this award, the University of...

This $10,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports the development and adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices in Midwestern U.S. cropping systems. The project is led by The Ohio State University with several sub-awardees, including Solutions From The Land, University of Missouri, Lincoln University, and Central State University. The key products and services being delivered under this award include: Establishing...

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded a $39,995,919 project grant to The Delong Co Inc. under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities federal grant program (CFDA 10.937). The grant will support efforts to expand markets for climate-smart grains in eleven Midwestern and Northeastern states and assist farmers in implementing and monitoring climate-smart agricultural practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon....

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 Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded Purdue University a $1.5 million Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to support the Integrated Midwest Partnerships for Actionable Climate Tools and Training (IMPACT2) project. Over a three-year period ending March 2026, IMPACT2 will help agricultural producers and landowners in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa adapt to climate change through the development of online...

This $9,985,000 Project Grant award from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will address challenges to widespread adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAP) in the Midwestern Corn Belt region. The project aims to develop an integrated policy and decision support system that quantifies the economic and environmental outcomes of CSAP adoption. Key products and services to be delivered include: Knowledge-guided machine learning models to leverage data and...

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...

The Meridian Institute will provide climate-smart agriculture and commodity market expansion services under a $19,999,904 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office. The grant is part of the USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937), which aims to increase markets and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices through pilot projects. Specifically, Meridian will support farmer implementation and...

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 $4,999,375.80 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, dry beans, food grade soybeans, and oats in Michigan. The grant will support farmer implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices. The funding recipient, Star Of The West Milling Co., is a for-profit manufacturer of these...