Project Grant NR243A750004G021

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 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...

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 $40 million project grant from the USDA Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office supports efforts to expand climate-smart commodity markets in Hawaii and promote climate-smart agricultural practice implementation by farmers and ranchers. Awarded on May 24, 2023 with a completion date of May 31, 2028, the funding supports the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA #10.937). Lynker Corporation serves as the prime recipient and coordinates various sub-awardees to...

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 Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded a $14.8 million Project Grant to the Vanguard (Ote) Consortium through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities federal grant program. The grant will support efforts to expand markets for climate-smart hay, beef, row crops and specialty crops in Mississippi by funding implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices through April 2028. The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $696,694 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) Project Grant to the Taos County Economic Development Corporation (TCEDC) to increase production and market access for local meats in northern New Mexico. The project aims to inspire and empower beginning ranchers to become financially successful while using climate-smart, regenerative practices to produce nutritious meat products. Key activities include developing a...

The Conservation Innovation Fund was awarded a $24,999,954 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities federal grant program. This five-year grant will support the organization's efforts to expand markets and increase adoption of climate-smart practices among dairy, beef, and poultry producers in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and surrounding regions. Key deliverables include...

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 $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...