| Entity Name |
States - Work to be Completed |
Project Title |
| Advocates for Urban Agriculture |
IL |
Good Practices for Growing in Chicago: Improved Conservation Practices in Urban Agriculture |
| Africulture |
VA |
Building Capacity for Virginia Historically Underserved farmers to enable them to access NRCS programs. |
| Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture |
AZ |
Building Capacity for Climate Smart Agriculture, Conservation Leadership on Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona and beyond. |
| Alabama’s Mountains, Rivers, and Valleys RC&D |
AL |
North Alabama Next Generation Agriculture: Climate Smart Agriculture Technology and Career Training for Underserved Students |
| Alaska Conservation Foundation |
AK |
Improving food security of underserved communities in rural and urban Alaska through cold climate agriculture |
| Alaska Village Initiatives |
AK |
Live from the agAlaska Studios |
| American Farmland Trust |
NC |
Get Climate Smart: Food and Agricultural Systems Resilience Training |
| American Forest Foundation |
AL, AR, GA, NC, TX, VA |
Growing the SFLR Network to Reach More Historically Underserved Landowners and Provide Climate Smart Solutions |
| Arkansas Land & Community Development Corp. |
AR, MS, TN |
Arkansas Land and Community Development Corporation (ALCDC) Conservation Justice Equity and Equality Collaboration Project |
| Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona - Sandoval PI |
AZ |
Urban Ag/Beginner Farmer Program: Demonstration Farm |
| Black in Appalachia: Research, Education & Support |
TN |
Racial Equity Outreach & Support: Northeast Tennessee & Southwest Virginia |
| Black Thumb Farm |
CA |
Cultivating Capacity: Improving food security, community and environmental outcomes through regenerative farming and land access |
| Board of Regents, Univ. of NE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
NM |
Climate‐Smart Indigenous Agriculture: Drought and Conservation Planning and Adaptation with New Mexico Pueblos |
| California Association of Resource Conservation District |
CA |
Advancing Equity in NRCS and RCDs Across California by Meeting Needs at the District Level |
| California Farm Link |
CA |
Equity and Conservation on Working Lands for Historically Underserved Producers in California |
| Catholic Charities of Louisville |
KY |
Common Earth Gardens: Developing and Supporting Refugee Farmers |
| Center for Rural Affairs |
NE |
Nebraska Conservation Fellows: representatives from historically underserved audiences as advocates for farm/ranch resource conservation |
| Center of Southwest Culture, Inc. |
NM |
New Mexico Farmer Equity: Culturally Relevant Training and Support Program |
| The Central Arkansas Sphinx Foundation; A Nonprofit Corp. |
AR |
Assist and mobilize socially disadvantages customers\partnerships to address food insecurity utilizing urban\small-scale agriculture |
| Charles Sherrod Community Development Corp. |
GA |
The Climate-Smart Farm: Educating Socially Disadvantaged Farmers on Conservation, NRCS Programs, and Resilient Farming Models |
| Chaz J Shelton |
AZ |
Climate Smart Farm for the Future: Growing Diversity. Planning and implementation of conservation practices and principles to historically underserved farmers and ranchers through the introduction of climate-smart agriculture education. |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. |
MD, PA, VA |
Outreach to Historically Underserved Farmers in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed |
| Children Learning through Outdoor Experiences (ChLOE) |
CA, MO, VA |
Conservation and agri culture STEM education through outdoor experiences for k 12 students, emphasizing access for underserved populations. |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma |
OK |
Choctaw Nation Equity and Justice Conservation Outreach Project |
| Christopher M Wood |
DC, NC |
The Power of Teamwork and Opportunity |
| Clemson University |
SC |
Increasing adoption of agricultural practices by underserved farmers to mitigate climate change in South Carolina. |
| Coeur d’Alene Tribe |
ID |
Preparing for Smlich (Salmon) Reintroduction on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation and Tribal lands. |
| Community Alliance with Family Farmers |
CA |
Cultivating Stewardship with Latinx Growers in California |
| Connecting Kids Inside Out |
GA, MS, OH |
The AG Connection: Building a New Paradigm |
| Council for Healthy Food Systems |
TX |
Promoting Conservation Programs for Beginning & Military Veteran Farmers in Texas |
| Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship |
ME, MI, MN, MO, NY, OH, PA, WI |
Climate Smart Technical Training and Outreach for Underserved Producers in Grazing Dairy Production |
| Daryl A. Orage |
SC |
Soil Stewards: Helping Small Family Farmers Implement Soil Conservation Practices across Generations |
| Dream Green Conservation, LLC |
MS |
COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN THE 21st CENTURY (THE AFTERMATH OF COVID-19) |
| Economic Development Greater East (EDGE) Incorporated |
WV |
Demonstrate, Educate, Invigorate and Replicate Mountain Farming and Conservation in Historically Underserved Communities |
| The Farm Research Cooperative |
MI |
Equity in Soil: Color of Food: Agricultural Justice |
| Farm Training Collective NYC INC d.b.a. Farm School NYC |
NY |
Seeding Sovereignty & Climate Resilience for BIPOC & LGBTQI+ New & Beginning Farmers |
| First Nations Development Institute |
CO |
Advancing Indigenous Ecological Stewardship through Partnership |
| Florida A&M University |
AL, FL, GA |
Racial Equity and Justice to Enhance Conservation Efforts in FL, South AL, and South GA |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College |
MN |
Food Sovereignty on Tribal Lands: Indigenous Markets, Producer Training, and Building Intertribal Food Networks |
| Foodshed Alliance |
NJ |
Outreach to Historically Underserved Farmers in New Jersey to Improve Racial Equity and Combat Climate Change through Climate Smart Agriculture Practices on Preserved Land |
| Friends of Zenger Farm |
OR |
Mentoring Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers on Climate-Smart Agriculture, in Portland, Oregon. |
| Georgia Minority Outreach Network |
AL, GA |
Leading The Way to Conservation |
| Golden Triangle RC&D Council |
GA |
Outreach and Technical Assistance to Address Natural Resource Concerns for Historically Underserved Producers |
| GreenSky Gives Inc. |
AL |
Restoring and Sustaining Racial Equity in Agriculture: A Multi-State Proposal |
| Halo Hands Foundation, Inc. |
NC |
Community Grows: Cultivating Sustainable Farming, Food Security and Healthy Outcomes in Underserved Communities |
| Hernan Cavazos Garcia, Solidarity Farm |
CA |
Cultivating a Climate and Crisis Resilient Foodshed for San Diego’s BIPoC Farmers |
| Hiki Ola |
HI |
He Ali.i ka .Aina - Expanding Farm Bill Program Participation by Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders |
| Holmes County Food Hub |
FL, MS |
Building and strengthening local food projects that provide sustainable healthy food production and economic opportunities |
| In Touch Community Services Inc. |
MS |
Lifting Youth and Farmers Together (LYFT) |
| Indian Land Tenure Foundation |
OK, SD |
Assessment of Grazing Management Effects on Carbon Sequestration and other Soil Parameters for Additionally |
| Indian Nations Conservation Alliance |
NM |
Building Capacity for Indigenous Leaders in Conservation and Agriculture |
| Institute for Community Research |
CT |
Young farmers and Climate Smart agriculture in Connecticut’s cities |
| Intertribal Agriculture Council |
Nationwide |
Embracing Culturally Relevant Outreach Techniques to Serve Socially Disadvantaged Tribal Producers |
| Jackson State University |
MI, MS, OH, TX |
HBCU Consortium To Address Food Insecurities |
| James Bunch |
AR, IA, MS, NC |
Strengthen Historically Underserved Communities Through Healthy Food Production systems Utilizing the Seasonal High Tunnel System |
| Kevin Golding |
NY |
Provide training to underserved youth in urban communities in field of agriculture, diet, health, and the environment. |
| The KKAC Organization |
AR, FL, LA, MS, NC |
Equity in Conservation Programs for Socially Disadvantaged Producers through Outreach |
| Knik Tribe |
AK |
Soil and nutrient management for small farms and beginning farmer development in historically underserved communities. |
| Limestone Valley RC&D |
GA |
Outreach in market gardening for NW Georgia. |
| Nolo Martinez |
Nationwide |
Champions in Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture (CCCSA) “Campeones en conservación y la agricultura climáticamente inteligente” |
| McIntosh SEED |
GA |
Growing the Numbers: Strengthening Historically Underserved Farms through Conservation, Marketing, New Markets, Products and Collaboration |
| Louis E. James |
AL, AR, GA, MS, NC, TN |
Six-State Climate Smart Agriculture Outreach and Technical Assistance |
| Michigan Food and Farming Systems |
MI |
Great Lakes Technical Assistance Navigators Pilot Program for Climate Resiliency in Historically Underserved Communities |
| Mill City Grows |
MA |
Merrimack Valley Growers Aid (MVGA) |
| Mississippi Association of Cooperatives |
MS |
Local and Regional Solutions: Working with a System-Based and Intersectional Approach to Conservation Practices |
| Morehouse Parish Black Farmers & Landowner Assoc. |
AR, LA, MS |
Leveling the Playing Field: Conserving the Ark-LA-Miss Delta's Natural Resources |
| National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade Association |
DC, NM |
Project AGUA: AGUA is the acronym representing the project as “Agricultural Gains Upskill All” |
| National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) |
AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, MT, NH |
Investing in Underserved Farmers to Regenerate Their Farms’ Ecologies |
| National Women in Agriculture |
OK |
A Cornucopia of Sustainably Produced Food at the Climate Change Table |
| New York Restoration Project |
NY |
Urban Grower-to-Grower Exchange Program |
| North Carolina A&T State University - Dr Chyi-Lyi-Liang |
NC |
Generating Racial equity and justice by Empowering and ENgaging Underserved farmers to adopt conservation Practices (GREEN UP) FUNDING |
| North Jersey RC&D Area, Inc. |
NJ |
New Jersey Regenerative Farming Network: A Community Conservation Support Network to Broaden Climate-Smart Practice Implementation |
| Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association |
OH |
Towards Equity and Justice for Ohio’s Historically Underserved Farmers: Conservation Outreach, Education, and Technical Assistance |
| Oklahoma Black Historical Research Project, Inc. |
OK, TX |
Empowering and Preparing Socially Disadvantaged Farmers & Ranchers for Climate Resiliency |
| Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success |
NC, NH, SC, TN, TX, VA |
Conservation Outreach for Climate-Smart Farming among Historically Underserved Farmers in New England |
| Pecan Street Inc. |
CA, CO, NY, PR and VI, TX |
Improving racial equality and inclusivity in access to NRCS resources and adoption of climate-smart agriculture |
| Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust Inc. |
MA, RI |
Outreach and Technical Assistance for Veteran and Limited Resource Farmers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island |
| Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust |
NM |
Middle Rio Grande Equitable Conservation Program |
| Rolling Hills Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. |
GA |
NRCS Education and Community Outreach Program |
| Roots 2Empower |
RI |
Roots Agriculture and Entrepreneurship Program for Low-Income and Formerly Justice Involved |
| Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA |
AL, NC, PR and VI, SC |
Conservation Resources for Resilient Farms |
| Rural Coalition |
CA, FL, NC, PR and VI, TX |
Effective Partnerships to Catalyze Resilient Operations for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers |
| Sand County Foundation |
WI |
Amplifying the Reach and Impact of the Land Ethic Mentorship for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers |
| SDFR Policy Research Center at Alcorn State University |
MS |
Advancing the Success of SDFR in MS by addressing state leadership and natural resource issues |
| Shinnecock Indian Nation Environmental Department |
NY |
Shinnecock’s Climate Smart Agriculture Demonstration Farm Site to Encourage Underserved Growers in the Long Island Communities. |
| Soil & Water Conservation Society |
IA |
A Conservation Professionals’ Guide to Diversity, Equitable and Inclusive Conservation Delivery Among the Historically Underserved |
| South Texas Advancement Resource |
TX |
2022-2024 South Texas Advancement Resource Conservation Outreach Grant Program – USDA South Texas Region |
| Southern Sky Center for Diverse Arts and Culture Inc. |
GA |
When Bees Rule the World Pollinator Project Training and Demonstration Farm |
| Southwest Indian Agricultural Association, Inc. |
AZ |
Southwest Indian Natural Resources Conservation Outreach and Assistance Program |
| SR1 |
MS |
SR1Community Oriented Opportunities for Learning (C.O.O.L.™ ) Conservation Outreach Project |
| Sustaining Environments through Education and Economic Development |
FL |
Pathway to Racial Equity |
| Texas Coalition of Rural Landowners |
TX |
Building a Collaborative Partnership through Outreach and Assistance to Underserved Texas Landowners in Implementing Sustainable Conservation Practices |
| The 1890 Universities Foundation |
DC |
Preparing 1890 land-grant students for career opportunities with Federal Government by hosting Career Development Conferences |
| The Center for Popular Research, Education and Policy |
WY |
The Wind River Food Sovereignty Project: Advancing Equality for Native Food Producers |
| Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund |
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, TX |
Facilitating Racial Equity and Justice Conservation for Historically Underserved Southern Ranchers and Forest Landowners |
| The Food Group |
MN |
Enhancing Conservation Assistance for Minnesota BIPOC Farmers through Partnerships and Hands-on Learning |
| The Kohala Center, Inc. |
HI |
Ohaha Mahi‘ai: Conservation Agriculture Education and Outreach in Hamakua and Kohala on Hawai‘i Island |
| The Learning Center at the Euchee Butterfly Farm Inc |
OK |
Food Initiative for Tribes: Assisting Native Americans in Implementing Climate Smart Agriculture and Improving Conservation |
| The Piney Woods School |
MS |
The Piney Woods School Demonstration Farm |
| Third Sector New England, Inc. |
Nationwide |
Expanding Equity and Conservation for Refugee Beginning Farmers |
| TigerMountain Foundation |
AZ |
How do You Measure Community and Personal Wealth? |
| Tonya Smith |
KY |
Permaculture and Soil Education Outreach |
| Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian (TMBCI) Agriculture Department |
ND |
Buffalo Hemp Model for improving the environmental and economic performance of working lands in Indian Country |
| Tuskegee University |
AL, FL, GA, MS |
Establishing a Climate Smart/Regenerative Agricultural Hub for Sustaining Underserved Farms in the Southeast |
| Tyonek Tribal Conservation District |
AK |
Participatory Conservation through Subsistence Agriculture in the Tyonek Tribal Conservation District |
| Uncle Jerry's Farms, Inc. |
AR, LA, MS |
Outreach to historically underserved farmers and ranchers to provide access to information via drone technology to increase economic yield, adapt to changing weather patterns, and enroll additional participation in NRCS programs. |
| The Univ of AR at Pine Bluff (UAPB) |
AR |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Racial Equity and Justice Conservation Outreach Training Program |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota - GLBW |
MN |
Equipping next generation professionals to support historically underserved farmers and ranchers in implementing conservation practices |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
TX |
Conservation, Community, and Equity in Food and Agriculture in the Rio Grande Valley (CEFAIR) |
| Urban Transformation Network |
IL |
Chicagoland Collaborative Project for the Improvement of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices |
| Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden |
OH |
Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden Agricultural Conservation and Farmers Market Cooperative |
| Waianae Community Re-Development Corporation |
HI |
Konohiki: Growing And Empowering 21st Century Ahupuaʻa Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) & Food Systems Leaders |
| West Central Missouri Community Action Agency |
MO |
Farm Conservation Outreach in West Central Missouri |
| West Virginia National Guard Foundation |
WV |
Increasing On-Farm Conservation Practices for Veterans and Beginning Farmers in West Virginia |
| Winston County Self Help Cooperative |
AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA |
Stronger Together: Assisting Historically Undeserved Farmers & Ranchers Implement Natural Resources Conservation Practices Across the Rural Southern Black Belt |
| Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council |
WI |
Supporting Conservation Practices and Local Agriculture in Tribal Communities in Wisconsin |
| Foundation for Community Impact & Health Equity |
SC |
Elevating South Carolina Agricultural Practices and Education (ESCAPE) |
| World Farmers, Inc. |
MA |
Planning and Implementing Key Conservation Strategies among Immigrant and Refugee Farmers in Massachusetts |
