The United Christian Community Association

The United Christian Community Association is a minority-owned, non-profit organization based in Alabama that provides education, training, and resources related to whole farm planning, food safety, production scaling, and market access for limited resource and socially disadvantaged farmers and food producers. It has served African American communities in Alabama and Mississippi for over 20 years.

Through prime cooperative agreements from the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service and participation as a sub-awardee partner, The United Christian Community Association has received over $480,000 in recent federal grant funding. The majority has come through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to deliver outreach, workshops, technical assistance, and educational materials focused on sustainable agricultural practices, food safety protocols, expanding production capacity, and accessing diverse marketing opportunities for local and regional food systems. Specific activities include on-farm consultations, demonstration projects, development of resource guides, and training related to the Food Safety Modernization Act. The organization frequently collaborates with academic institutions like Auburn University, Tuskegee University, national organizations like the National Farmers Union Foundation, and government agencies like the USDA and state extension services to conduct this grant-funded work.