Project Grant NR243A750004G011

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $750,686 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center to increase the adoption of climate-smart initiatives through conservation planning among non-traditional, small-scale, urban, and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The project will develop workshops to share ideas and opportunities on working with...

This Project Grant award of $4,081,137 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937) aims to expand markets for climate-smart sheep and goat production in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Alabama. The funding supports voluntary implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices by farmers and ranchers in these regions, with the goal of quantifying greenhouse gas benefits and developing markets for the resulting...

This $200,084 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program will enable the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to significantly expand its vegetable production and provide food assistance to tribal families. The project aims to educate and demonstrate the importance of agriculture, empowering tribal members to start or improve their own home and community gardens....

This $4,722,460.00 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 production in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The grant will support the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the for-profit subcontractor Grassland Oregon Inc. in implementing and monitoring climate-smart agricultural practices....

This $719,432 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311). The award will establish a collaborative program in Oklahoma to support the entry, education, and advancement of new and underserved farmers and ranchers, with a focus on specialty crop producers and indigenous producers. Key activities include aggregating existing resources,...

This federal Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) is to enhance agricultural production with climate-friendly practices for socially disadvantaged and Native American farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma. The award recipient, Oklahoma Black Historical Research Project, Inc., is a minority-owned non-profit organization that will provide technical assistance, conservation planning, and...

This $1,277,419 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to enhance indigenous community resilience to climate change impacts in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The primary goals are to establish sustainable land-water-air research and educational partnerships by braiding indigenous knowledge and western science. Key products and services include: Co-developing climate adaptation research and solutions with tribal...

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 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...

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...