USDA NRCS Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grant Program Information Collection
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking OMB approval to reinstate an information collection for the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grant Program. Authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill, the program awards competitive grants to local governments, school districts, and tribal communities to improve access to fresh, healthy food in underserved areas through urban farming and innovative production methods. NRCS uses the collected information to verify applicant eligibility and properly administer federal grant funds. The collection involves 100 respondents (farms and eligible entities) providing reports semi-annually, resulting in a total estimated burden of 300 hours.
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Key Changes
- Reinstatement of OMB Control Number 0578-0032 for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grant Program
- Comments must be received by May 6, 2026
- Written comments to be submitted within 30 days of April 6, 2026 publication via www.reginfo.gov
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Obligations
What this law requires
NRCS must collect information from grant applicants to verify eligibility requirements before awarding competitive grants under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grant Program
Grant recipients (farms and eligible entities) must submit semi-annual reports to NRCS to enable proper administration and verification of federal grant fund appropriation
NRCS must display a currently valid OMB control number (0578-0032) on all information collection forms and must inform respondents that they are not required to respond unless a valid OMB control number is displayed
NRCS must ensure the burden estimate of 300 total hours for 100 respondents providing semi-annual reports is accurate and based on valid methodology and assumptions
NRCS must consider ways to minimize respondent burden through use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques