The Metro Atlanta Urban Farm LLC in College Park, Georgia will receive $299,889.24 through December 31, 2025 to improve access to local foods in underserved communities through urban and innovative agriculture practices. Funded by the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935), the project will support community farms, urban gardens, and emerging technologies. The two-year...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Southern Sky Center for Diverse Arts and Culture Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, and veteran-owned non-profit organization based in Sylvester, Georgia. The grant, awarded on September 15, 2024, with a completion date of April 18, 2025, will support the organization's efforts to conduct education and outreach to...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) provides $1,398,761.50 to MCL Jasco Inc. to conduct outreach and education to historically underserved communities and new farmers in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. The goal is to inform these stakeholders about the benefits of adopting climate-smart agricultural practices under the Inflation Reduction Act. The award period runs from August 30,...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation (CFDA 10.902) program, awarded a $127,100 Project Grant to the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. (GACD) on October 1, 2024. Through this award, GACD will facilitate the implementation of planned conservation practices and conduct eight education and outreach workshops to educate landowners on practices specific to invasive species management. The project...
The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Central Savannah River Resource Conservation And Development Area, Inc. under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The purpose of this 3-year grant, which commenced on September 30, 2023, is for Central Savannah to develop and deliver four educational workshops for landowners and community groups. These workshops will provide information on urban agriculture, conservation...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $117,000.00 Project Grant to the Two-Rivers Resource Conservation And Development Council, Inc. (Two Rivers Resource Conservation) to target cattle and livestock producers throughout Georgia. The goal is to help them realize their full economic potential, aligning with the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This 5-year grant, which began on Sep 15, 2023 and runs through Sep 14, 2028,...
The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $710,000 cooperative agreement to the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund Inc. under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902) to expand the delivery of conservation assistance with an emphasis on climate-smart agriculture outreach and services to historically underserved farmers and ranchers in Georgia from April 29, 2022 through April 30, 2024. The sub-awardee will...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $264,283 Cooperative Agreement to The Wanderland Society, Inc. on February 28, 2024 under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). This comprehensive initiative is designed to promote sustainable agriculture and natural resource conservation in historically underserved communities in Georgia. The award will support the delivery of conservation technical assistance services,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $149,466 Project Grant to the City of Dalton, Georgia on August 1, 2024. The funding supports a 3-year initiative to provide nutrition and food access programming for city residents by teaching gardening skills. The award is funded through the NRCS Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), which provides technical assistance and grants to promote sustainable agriculture, natural resource...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Southern Farmers Collaborative Group, LLC in Georgia. The grant, funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), will support the group's efforts to teach underserved farmers in Georgia to implement sustainable principles and practices that increase economic stability and environmental stewardship. The grant period runs from...