Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Department Of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP) encourages and promotes urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural practices including community gardens and farms located in urban areas, suburbs, and urban clusters; rooftop farms, outdoor vertical production, and green walls; indoor farms, greenhouses, and high-tech vertical technology farms; hydroponic, aeroponic, and aquaponic farm facilities; and other innovations in agricultural production, as determined by the Secretar
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Helps urban farmers and gardeners start or grow their projects, including community gardens and indoor farms. Provides resources for improving local food access and production.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
The office provides technical and financial assistance, including grants and cooperative agreements, to urban, small-scale, and innovative agricultural producers. Support is available for activities such as increasing food production, training and education, infrastructure development, climate-resilient practices, and composting/food waste reduction. It also acts as a hub for broader USDA support and resources.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small, medium
Industries: agriculture, food production, waste management
Region: United States
Demographics: tribal organizations
Other Criteria: urban producers, small-scale producers, innovative producers, farmers, gardeners, citizens, schools, cities, local and tribal governments (specifically for Composting and Food Waste Reduction Cooperative Agreements), operating specific types of innovative growing operations (e.g., community farms/gardens, rooftop, indoor, vertical farms, hydroponic, aeroponic, aquaponic facilities)
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Review the program guidelines
- Prepare application materials
- Submit application through the designated portal
- 🌐Application Portal
- http://www.usda.gov/farming-and-ranching/farm-bill
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- August 19, 2019Application Deadline
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support/reference are required.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- financial assistance for innovative production methods
- technical assistance for urban agriculture
- crop insurance
- cost of organic certification renewal
- 📏Expense Caps
- Reimburses up to 75% of cost of organic certification renewal under the National Organic Program (NOP).
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 25% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Allowed
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of matching funds required.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
This program is available to small, medium businesses in agriculture, food production, waste management industries located in United States.
This program offers funding up to $1,898,000 (minimum $60,000).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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