Department of Agriculture

USDA partnered with FEMA and other disaster-focused organizations and created the Disaster Resource Center.

USDA invests $808M for rural co-ops and utilities to improve electric infrastructure, grid reliability, security, drinking water, and more.

USDA invests over $12.5 million in agricultural research with at least 76 small businesses expected to benefit from the program.

USDA’s AMS awards $72.9 million through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP).Grants awarded to 55 states and territories.

USDA Forest Service grants $150 million to support small forest landowners, focusing on incentivizing voluntary climate markets.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announces $700 million in internet connectivity grants and loans for remote and rural areas.

Action for Healthy Kids awards $30 million in subgrants via USDA’s Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative for students.

APEC’s 2023 agricultural sub-theme: “Together Achieving Sustainable, Equitable, and Resilient Agri-Food Systems.”

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Plant Sciences Building at Washington State University (WSU).

Program aimed at at-risk communities including Tribes, non-profits, state forestry agencies, and Alaska Native Corporations.