{"id":27480,"date":"2023-07-27T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=27480"},"modified":"2023-07-27T15:38:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T19:38:30","slug":"maryland-department-of-agriculture-now-accepting-applications-for-urban-agriculture-water-and-power-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2023\/07\/27\/maryland-department-of-agriculture-now-accepting-applications-for-urban-agriculture-water-and-power-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Department of Agriculture Now Accepting Applications for Urban Agriculture Water and Power Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/2024-Urban-Agriculture-Water-and-Power-Grants.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27490\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2023\/07\/27\/maryland-department-of-agriculture-now-accepting-applications-for-urban-agriculture-water-and-power-grants\/attachment\/2024-urban-agriculture-water-and-power-grants\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/2024-Urban-Agriculture-Water-and-Power-Grants.png?fit=940%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,788\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2024 Urban Agriculture Water and Power Grants\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/2024-Urban-Agriculture-Water-and-Power-Grants.png?fit=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/2024-Urban-Agriculture-Water-and-Power-Grants.png?fit=760%2C637&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27490\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/2024-Urban-Agriculture-Water-and-Power-Grants.png?resize=300%2C251\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/2024-Urban-Agriculture-Water-and-Power-Grants.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/2024-Urban-Agriculture-Water-and-Power-Grants.png?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/2024-Urban-Agriculture-Water-and-Power-Grants.png?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>ANNAPOLIS, MD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><b>July 27, 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) The Maryland Department of Agriculture today announced a new grant program that helps urban farms and community gardens purchase and install equipment to access water and electricity needed to sustain and grow their operations. Approved by the Maryland General Assembly in 2022, the Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Program provides the department with up to $500,000 in annual funding through Fiscal Year 2027.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cUrban and community farms provide a needed source of fresh, locally grown food for many city residents,\u201d said Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks. \u201cDuring the hot summer months, irrigation becomes essential for these growers. This grant program helps small, urban operations purchase and install equipment that will allow them to connect to existing water and electricity sources,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The department\u2019s Small Farm and Urban Agriculture Program will accept grant applications from individual growers, organized for-profit agricultural businesses, and non-profit organizations on a first-come basis. The Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Program will have a continuous signup process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To qualify for the grants, applicants must produce a farm product that generates a minimum of $1,000 in sales or donations annually. Grant recipients are required to comply with all local, state, or federal regulations and secure required permits for projects. Grant highlights include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eligible expenses include water meters, water pipes, irrigation hoses, electric meters, electrical lines or other equipment authorized by the department\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The grant provides up to 87.5% of the total project cost\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bids are required from authorized contractors to perform work on public roads, sidewalks, water mains, and transformers and from private contractors for on-site installation services<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eligibility for this grant is limited to operations located in urban areas as defined by the United States Census Bureau. View the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maryland.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=c2943637b7a94b67b21777ded43ab97b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">interactive map<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to determine if your property meets the location criteria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Urban producers may download grant applications from the website. Applications for Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) will be accepted as long as funds remain available.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information, please contact Bill Tharpe, Program Administrator for the Small Farm &amp; Urban Agriculture Program at bill.tharpe@maryland.gov or 410-841-5869. For additional information, please visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/resource_conservation\/Pages\/Infrastructure-Grants.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">###<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Follow the Maryland Department of Agriculture on Twitter @MDAgDept<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 27, 2023) The Maryland Department of Agriculture today announced a new grant program that helps urban farms and community gardens purchase and install equipment to access water and electricity needed to sustain and grow their operations. 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