The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently offering up to $7.5 million in grants through its Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP). OUAIP works in partnership with numerous USDA agencies that support Read More
West Palm Beach, FL has partnered with Florida A&M University to establish three community gardens in its historic Northwest neighborhoods. The sites chosen for the gardens are defined as food deserts, as they lack access Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Urban League have cosigned a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to reaffirm and strengthen the relationship between each other. The two organizations share a common mission to enhance Read More
The City of Sacramento has created the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Community Impact Hub as a resource for citizens to better understand the city’s American Rescue Plan investments, project outcomes, and accomplishments. The city received Read More
The City of Birmingham, AL was recently awarded $298,736 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program. It plans to invest the funding in support of research Read More
The FOOD TRAILS project – which was launched in 2020 by Horizon2020 – recently announced a Call for Solutions to improve the sustainability of food systems in 11 European cities. Participating cities include: Bergamo, Birmingham, Bordeaux Read More
A brownfield on Chicago’s South Side is being transformed into a renewable energy facility and urban agriculture campus. The project is co-led by two nonprofits, developer Green Era and urban farms owner Urban Growers Collective. Read More
A new study led by UCLA has shown that residents of greater Los Angeles with the most socioeconomic disadvantages also face higher levels of toxic air pollution. The research is the first U.S. study to Read More
Municipalities and cable companies are natural partners in the Smart Community/IoT space. A growing number of municipal leaders recognize the promise of Smart Community/IoT projects to expand economic opportunity and improve the standard of living Read More
The Internet of Things (IoT) has arrived, and connected devices are increasingly involved in our day to day lives. Many cities do not have the technology required to run even the most basic of these Read More
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