Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants Program (UAIP)

The objective of the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program is to support a wide range of activities through Planning Projects and Implementation Projects such as operating community gardens and nonprofit farms,

Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) competitive grants initiate or expand efforts of farmers, gardeners, citizens, government officials, schools, and other stakeholders in urban areas and suburbs. Grants support projects designed to improve access to local foods in areas where access to fresh, healthy food is limited or unavailable through urban and/or innovative agricultural practices, including, but not limited to, community gardens, urban farms, rooftop farms, urban agroforest, food forests, orchards, outdoor vertical production, green walls, indoor farms, greenhouses, high-tech vertical technology farms, and hydroponic, aeroponic, and aquaponic farm facilities. Projects may target areas of food access; education; business and start-up costs for new farmers; and development of policies related to zoning and other needs of urban production.

Applicants located within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the Pacific Islands Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) are eligible.

Program funding can be used for the following general items: personnel, fringe benefits, travel, special purpose equipment, supplies, contractual services, special purpose construction, other costs, such as workshop related expenses, and indirect costs. Use of assistance can be found on the following websites which includes recipient entity/organizations, brief project descriptions, funding amounts and map. UAIP Website Homepage: https://www.usda.gov/topics/urban/grants

Assistance is available on an annual basis. Projects must be 24 months in duration. Applicants should plan their projects based on an estimated project start date as published in the Notice of Funding Opportunity in grants.gov for the active funding cycle. Funding must be spent during the active period of performance of a fully executed award.

Selection procedures are outlined in the NFO.

Final approval by the Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Service. Assistance is distributed with fully executed grant agreement.

Contact the USDA Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, as appropriate for application deadlines. Deadlines are clearly noted in NFO. Website: https://www.usda.gov/topics/urban#grants

120 days

NRCS may extend an agreement for one time for up to 12 months for non-expired awards. Renewal and supplemental opportunities are outlined in the NFO. Proposals for renewal or supplementation of existing projects are not eligible to compete with proposals for new Federal awards.

A partner may not appeal any adverse determination to the Chief of the Natural Resource Conservation Service. The agency decision for development and submission of a full proposal is final and there is no appeal process, or opportunity for reconsideration.