People’s Garden Initiative Cooperative Agreements Program

The People’s Garden community connects gardens across the country that produce local food, practice sustainability, create jobs, and strengthen communities. People’s Gardens empower communities to grow healthy nutritious food in a sustainable way and teach about the benefits of local, resilient food systems. These gardens foster community collaboration, create jobs and train future farmers, prioritize green spaces, provide access to nutritious food, and benefit the environment. People’s Gardens are different sizes and types, and can include school gardens, community gardens, urban farms, innovative, indoor and controlled environment operations, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural and urban areas. They cannot be personal gardens located at private residences.

Applicants located within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the Pacific Islands Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) are eligible.

Final approval by the Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Services. Assistance is distributed with fully executed interagency/cooperative/contribution agreement.