Grant Category: Agriculture

Description: The purpose of the Crop Protection and Pest Management program is to address high priority issues related to pests and their management using IPM approaches at the state, regional and national levels. The CPPM program supports projects that will ensure food security and respond effectively to other major societal pest management challenges with comprehensive […]

Description: This year’s category addresses components of Goal 4 and Goal 5 in the Ten-Year Action Plan: Goal 4 Strategy A: Action 1: Increase the biodiversity, health, and resilience of trees in urban and community forests. Goal 5 Strategy A: Support the use of more locally grown, regionally adapted, insect and pest-resistant, and diverse native […]

Description: Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA) Institutions may use the funds: (a) to successfully compete for funds from Federal grants and other sources to carry out educational, research, and outreach activities that address priority concerns of national, regional, State, and local interest; (b) to disseminate information relating to priority concerns […]

Description: The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program is designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools and help connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. Grants can launch new farm to school programs or expand […]

Description: The purpose of the Farm to School Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement described in this request for applications (RFA) is to support nonprofit entities and Indian Tribal Organizations to implement national- and/or regional-level farm to school activities. Awardees under this cooperative agreement will undertake projects supporting USDA’s priorities of Food System Transformation, Improving Child Health […]

Description: The Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP) is designed to: Meet the food needs of low-income individuals through food distribution, communityoutreach to assist in participation in Federally assisted nutrition programs, orimproving access to food as part of a comprehensive service;b. Increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of thecommunities; […]