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USDA is providing a total of $14.4 million in grants and technical assistance through two separately funded projects to support urban agriculture and innovative production. USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP) is making available $2.5 million for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) grants, building on $53.7 million invested in UAIP grant projects by OUAIP since 2020. In addition, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), which oversees OUAIP, is providing $11.9 million in funding through an interagency agreement with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to promote the hiring of Urban Agriculture Conservation Extension Educators through the Cooperative Extension programs at Land-grant Universities. Learn more.
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Traveling Together: The Many Paths of Community Engaged Research
This conference emphasizes that community engaged research is essentially about shared meaning making which is at the core of co-creating our society and is critically important to a well-functioning democracy. They acknowledge the breadth and diversity of journeys that lead to community engaged research while always holding onto core values. The conference will be April 3-6, 2025 in Providence, RI. Learn more.
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Americans are struggling more than ever to find and maintain housing they can afford. The climate crisis is only making things worse. In this series, Shelterforce takes a deeper look at the intersection of housing and climate change, and the threat a changing climate poses to the nation’s stock of affordable housing. What are some of the possible solutions and challenges to confront that threat? See articles in this series.
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Save May 11-14, 2026 on your calendar for the National Urban Extension Conference (NUEC) to be hosted in Detroit by Michigan State University Extension. This upcoming event’s focus will be on Driving Innovation Ahead. NUEC provides opportunities for Extension professionals from all program areas to share their research and innovative educational strategies that address the needs of urban, suburban, and peri-urban populations as well as urban-rural interdependencies.
The event will take place at The Westin Book Cadillac at 1114 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI. Registration and room block information will be released in late 2025. Visit canr.msu.edu/nuec for updates.
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Though affordable homes and rental units are in short supply in Columbus and many cities across the country, there are a number of strategies that can make housing more accessible, according to industry experts who shared insights during a speaker series presented this fall by The Ohio State University’s Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA). More information about speaker series.
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Colorado’s Healthy School Meals for All (HSMA) program provides free breakfast and lunch to all students, regardless of economic background, and aims to strengthen farm-to-school systems and school food service workers’ pay. After unexpected increases in student participation, the program faced a significant budget shortfall that raised warning flags for program sustainability. In response, Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee called for a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to develop policy options that balance revenue and expenditures to be considered during the 2025 legislative session. The Urban Institute facilitated the TAG, engaged with stakeholders, and conducted other research to develop this report, which summarizes 27 policy options for the state to consider. Learn more and see the full report.
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In this panel discussion on December 6 at 12 p.m., hear from local leaders in affordable housing in Central Ohio: Carlie Boos, Executive Director of the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio (AHACO); Lark Mallory, the founder of Mallory Economic Development Advisors, LLC; Jason Reece, Vice Provost for Urban Research & Community Engagement at The Ohio State University; and Amy Riegel, Executive Director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO). Through the panelists' varied perspectives, participants will learn about the challenges and opportunities for housing in the region. Learn more and register for the webinar.
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Urban agriculture was a central theme at the National Agricultural Marketing Summit November 13-15. USDA’s new urban service centers were among the key projects highlighted during a Thursday morning opening plenary, “Urban Agriculture: A Growing Movement.”
“USDA invested a significant amount of money in this last administration trying to go towards more resilience in the food system and transformation, and part of that effort included establishing 17 new urban service centers,” said Leslie Glover, USDA Office of Urban Agriculture program manager. Learn more.
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The Urban Agriculture Magazine is about to enter its 25th year. With 41 issues published since 2000, RUAF is conducting a short survey to learn more about our readers, how you have used the magazine to date, and your views on plans for the future.
The survey should only take 10 minutes to complete, and your responses will help shape Urban Agriculture Magazine for the next quarter of a century. Access the survey here - Urban Agriculture Magazine survey
You can download all 41 past issues here: Resources - RUAF Urban Agriculture and Food Systems
RUAF is an international organisation (based in the UK) that aims to accelerate food systems transformation for greater environmental, social, and economic sustainability, resilience, and equity in cities and city regions around the world.
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Outside of our rural communities, 4-H programming continues to thrive in our urban centers. In addition to helping youth understand the importance of STEM, healthy living, and career readiness education, 4-H professionals in Ohio’s urban counties are ensuring that youth know about the integral role the agriculture industry plays in our lives. Read more.
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