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Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP)
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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, increasing food production and access in economically distressed communities, providing job training and education, and developing business plans and zoning proposals.
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USDA awarded approximately $1.14 million for three Urban and Innovative Agriculture Planning Projects and approximately $1.88 million for seven Urban and Innovative Agriculture Implementation Projects. Planning projects initiate or expand efforts of farmers, gardeners, citizens, government officials, schools and other stakeholders in urban and suburban areas. I mplementation projects accelerate existing and emerging models of urban, indoor and other agricultural practices that serve multiple farmers. Projects will improve local food access and collaborate with partner organizations and may support infrastructure needs, emerging technologies, educational endeavors and urban farming policy implementation. Activities funded include operating community gardens and nonprofit farms, increasing food production and access in economically distressed communities, providing job training and education, and developing business plans and zoning. Through Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction (CCFWR) Projects, USDA invested approximately $1.09 million in 13 pilot projects that develop and test strategies for planning and implementing municipal compost plans and food waste reduction. Priority was given to projects that anticipated or demonstrated economic benefits, incorporated plans to make compost easily accessible to farmers, including community gardeners, integrated other food waste strategies, including food recovery efforts, and collaborated with multiple partners.
• Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Planning Projects (UAIP-PP), West Sacramento, CA: Implemented collection/mapping of public health data points in underserved communities (e.g., % adults living with diabetes, % of overweight adults/teens/children, access to grocery stores/farmers’ markets, housing cost differentiation, adults living in poverty, SNAP enrollment, etc.) • Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Implementation Projects (UAIP-IP), Parkside Community Partnership (Camden, NJ): Established an urban ag collaborative (12 organizations, 9 gardens) supporting development of a hoop-house network and training program • Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction (CCFWR), Anchorage, AK: Collected food scraps from over 1400 homes in feasibility/pilot project for local composting; helping reduce costs associated with transporting municipal waste to nearest landfill over 40 miles away; the project estimates that as much as 25% of landfill waste in Anchorage can be composted. • Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction (CCFWR), Prince William County, VA: Processed/diverted over 16,000 lbs. of food waste/scraps from landfills from six schools in three months; will be converted to compost to be used for school gardens. • Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction (CCFWR), Restore Colorado, Boulder, CO: In one year, applied 1,262 cu yd of compost originating from food waste accessed via partnerships with 27 restaurants/business that accepted a short-term 1% surcharge that generated an additional $100,000 in additional project funding.
31 Awards were issued in FY23.
17 Awards were issued in FY24.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
