Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) Tender - 42683585

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program

Deadline: 06 Jul 2020

Posting Date: 07 May 2020

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 42683585

Document Ref. No.: USDA-NRCS-NHQ-UAIP-20-NOFO0001013

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

Tender are invited for Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program
CFDA Number : 10.935 -- Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement : No
Estimated Total Program Funding : $3, 000, 000
Closing Date for Applications: Jul 06, 2020
Posted Date : May 06, 2020
Description: Develop recommendations for implementing community gardens and farms that respond to community needs as it relates to how food is grown, distributed, and marketed in target area(s); Facilitate urban agriculture assessments and identify opportunities that connect community needs with the benefits of urban agriculture such as food access, nutrition education, conservation, innovation, and economic development; Support the development of business plans, feasibility studies, and strategies to help offset start-up costs for new and beginning farmers in urban and suburban areas; Provide support for municipal planning that consider policies to meet the growing needs of and zoning for community gardens and farms, rooftop farms, outdoor vertical production, green walls, indoor farms, greenhouses, high-tech vertical technology farms, and hydroponic, aeroponic, and aquaponic farm facilities; or Assist schools that seek to increase knowledge of food and agricultural disciplines such as nutrition, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to develop and implement programs that create future leaders, farmers, gardeners, and entrepreneurs in agriculture and innovative production. Facilitate the development of entrepreneurial projects by offering needed resources, such as job training, land, equipment, mentoring, and other business development assistance to new and beginning farmers; Increase food production in small urban and indoor spaces with emerging technologies such as vertical farming, hydroponics, aquaponics, rooftop farms, etc.; Operate community gardens or nonprofit farms to educate a community on food systems, nutrition, environmental impacts, and agricultural production and/or to offer hands-on training in farming or gardening; Meet specific state, local, or community food and agricultural needs by assisting municipalities, food producers, community organizations, and schools with policies for community gardens and farms that address food access, soil health, emerging technologies, and agricultural business; Provide schools with resources to incorporate and emphasize the importance of growing and consuming nutritious food as well as training students for careers in agriculture.

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