Project Grant NR248C30XXXXG005

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded a $598,054.35 Specialty Crop Block Grant to the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. The grant, funded through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (CFDA 10.170), will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in New Mexico. Key activities include leveraging marketing and promotion initiatives, assisting producers with research and development, expanding availability and access...

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture will use a $565,724.95 block grant award from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in New Mexico through September 2025. As part of the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Department will leverage resources to strategically improve various agricultural sectors via research and development, sustainability efforts, and increased education and marketing. New Mexico State University will oversee program...

The Regents of New Mexico State University and New Mexico Department of Agriculture were awarded a $598,925.57 block grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (SCBGP-FB, CFDA 10.170) for the period of September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The grant will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assist producers with research and development relevant to...

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture was awarded a $794,444.58 Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA #10.170) for the period of September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2025. The funding will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in New Mexico through activities such as marketing and promotion, research and development assistance, expanding availability...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded New Mexico State University a $744,971 project grant under the Integrated Programs federal grant program (CFDA 10.303) to support the project "Bridging Traditional Agriculture and Climate-Adaptive Organic Agriculture in the Southwest" from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026. The grant will fund research, education, and extension activities to address important agricultural issues in the Southwest...

The Center of Southwest Culture, Inc. was awarded a $276,477 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to implement the Indigenous Marketing and Production for Access to Community Tables (IMPACT) project. The primary goal of the IMPACT project is to help indigenous farmers and ranchers in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area enter and improve their successes in farming, ranching,...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $732,739.86 Project Grant to Agri Cultura Network through the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. The grant will fund Agri Cultura Network's BUILDING EQUITABLE FOOD HUBS FOR HEALTHY, LOCAL, SUSTAINABLY FARMED PROCESSED FOOD IN NEW MEXICO initiative from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2026. Under this initiative, Agri Cultura Network will work with stakeholders across the food system to establish food...

This $159,040 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) program, awarded to the Ciudad Soil And Water Conservation District, will establish two pilot projects to increase composting and reduce food waste in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The award will fund a part-time Compost Coordinator to oversee the project, which includes setting up a Community Composting Co-op site and a Farm Compost Hub site. The Coordinator...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $283,548 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Center of Southwest Culture, a non-profit organization, to provide a series of culturally and linguistically informed training workshops on soil regeneration, water conservation, and farm development. The goal is to improve conservation practices and build the success of limited-resource, socially...

The Center of Southwest Culture, Inc. was awarded a $280,418.63 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will support the organization's SOWING HEALTH THROUGH MICRO-GARDENING IN ALBUQUERQUE'S URBAN COMMUNITIES project from July 14, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The project aims to encourage and promote urban agricultural practices in Albuquerque, New...