USDA Climate-Smart Grants Emphasize Opportunities For Minority-Owned, Smaller Farms

Photo by Kyle Hill, Alpha Ag Network

USDA recently announced the recipients of more than $2.8 billion in grants for a series of projects encouraging the adoption of climate-smart practices. Another round of grants will be announced later this fall for smaller projects, focusing on minority-owned and other farms considered underserved by previous USDA programs. Undersecretary for Farm Programs and Conservation Robert Bonnie…

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An estimated $700 million is expected to go to the second round of programs. Bonnie stresses that a team at USDA will track the programs’ progress, not only in meeting their goals but how recipients are using their grants.

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USDA Undersecretary for Farm Programs and Conservation Robert Bonnie was in Lafayette County last week to highlight one of the 70 pilot projects selected by USDA for a Climate-Smart Pilot Program grant.