Grant Recipients and Project Map

This page lists the last 10 years of urban agriculture grant recipients and project map.

Established in 2014, MDAR’s Urban Agriculture Program has funded over 100 urban food production projects across the Commonwealth. Based in low to moderate communities, organizations with market outlets, community gardens and/or community-based food production sites are supported through MDAR’s competitive grant program. This page is dedicated to highlighting their impact on communities that are the beneficiaries of 10s of thousands of pounds of hyper-locally grown, nutritious food.

Story Map

The Division of Agricultural Conservation and Technical Assistance (DACTA) promotes agricultural land preservation, environmental stewardship, technology, and technical assistance to meet the challenges of 21st century farming. 

Examples of some of the Urban Ag funding programs are highlighted in this story map.

Grant Recipients

 Urban Agriculture Funding Awardees: 2014-2024

 FY 2014 

• City of Somerville, MA, Essex County
• City of Everett, MA, Essex County      
• The Food Project, Boston, MA, Suffolk County    
• Gardening the Community, Springfield, MA, Hampden County
• Groundwork Lawrence, Lawrence, MA, Essex County
• Mill City Grows, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• Partnership with Tufts University-UFI, Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• Regional Environmental Council, Worcester, MA, Worcester County 

FY 2015 

• Haley House Inc., Roxbury  MA, Suffolk County
• Salem State University, Salem MA, Essex County  
• Suffolk County Conservation District & City Soil LLC- Boston, MA Suffolk County  
• Nuestras Raices, Holyoke  MA, Hampden County
• City of Somerville, MA,Essex County 
• Gardening the Community, Springfield, MA, Suffolk County
• The Food Project, Boston, MA, Suffolk County    
• Groundwork Lawrence, Lawrence, MA, Essex County 
• Urban Farming Institute (UFI) – Boston, MA, Suffolk County 
• Mill City Grows, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County

FY 2016

• City of Somerville, MA, Essex County
• Mill City Grows, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• Boston College, Boston MA, Suffolk County
• Groundwork Lawrence, Lawrence, MA, Essex County
• Victory Program, Boston, MA, Suffolk County  
• Haley House Inc., Roxbury MA, Suffolk County
• Regional Environmental Council, Worcester, MA, Worcester County
• Nuestras Raices, Holyoke MA, Hampden County
• Urban Farming Institute (UFI) – Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• NUBIA Society, Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• Commonwealth Kitchen, Dorchester, MA, Suffolk County  
• Mass Audubon and City-Soil LLC, Boston, MA, Suffolk County  

FY 2017 

• Gardening the Community, Springfield, MA, Hampden County
• UMASS Lowell, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• Commonwealth Kitchen, Dorchester, MA, Suffolk County  
• New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• Shape Up Somerville, Somerville, MA, Essex County
• Haley House Inc., Roxbury MA, Suffolk County
• The Food Project, Boston, MA, Suffolk County 
• Urban Farming Institute (UFI) – Boston, MA, Suffolk County 
• The Trust for Public Land, Boston, MA, Suffolk County 

FY 2018 

• Mill City Grows, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• Gardening the Community, Springfield, MA, Hampden County
• UMASS Lowell, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• Victory Program, Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• Wellspring Harvest, Springfield, MA, Hampden County
• Urban Farming Institute (UFI) – Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• NUBIA Society, Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• Regional Environmental Council, Worcester, MA, Worcester County

FY 2019

• Urban Farming Institute (UFI) – Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• Gardening the Community, Springfield, MA, Hampden County
• The Food Project, Boston, MA, Suffolk County    
• UMASS Lowell, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• Victory Program, Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• Codman Square NDC, Dorchester, MA,
• Mill City Grows, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• Regional Environmental Council, Worcester, MA, Worcester County
• We Grow Microgreens, Boston MA, Suffolk County

FY 2020

• Wellspring Harvest, Springfield, MA Hampden County  
• NUBIA Society, Boston, MA, Suffolk County         
• UMASS Lowell, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• Victory Program, Boston, MA, Suffolk County  
• Regional Environmental Council, Worcester, MA, Worcester County
• We Grow Microgreens, Boston MA, Suffolk County
• Codman Square NDC, Dorchester, MA, Suffolk County
• Green Roots, Chelsea, MA, Suffolk County  
• The Food Project, Lynn, MA, Essex County  
• Charlestown Sprouts, MA, Suffolk County  
• Growing Places, Leominster, MA, Worcester County 
• Groundwork Lawrence, Lawrence, MA, Essex County 

FY 2021

• Wellspring Harvest, Springfield, MA Hampden County  
• Victory Program, Boston, MA, Suffolk County  
• Groundwork Southcoast, New Bedford, MA, Bristol County
• Round Table, South Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• Regional Environmental Council, Worcester, MA, Worcester County
• We Grow Microgreens, Boston MA, Suffolk County
• Codman Square NDC, Dorchester, MA, Suffolk County
• The Food Project, Lynn, MA, Essex County  
• Charlestown Sprouts, Charlestown, MA, Suffolk County  
• City of Melrose, Melrose, MA, Middlesex County
• Urban Farming Institute (UFI) – Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• Growing Places, Leominster, MA, Worcester County 
• Trustees of the Reservation, Mattapan, MA, Suffolk County

FY 2022

• Just Roots, Greenfield, MA, Franklin County 
• Urban Farming Institute (UFI) – Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• Wellesley College, Wellesley MA, Norfolk County
• We Grow Microgreens, Boston MA, Suffolk County
• Codman Square NDC, Dorchester, MA, Suffolk County
• Eastie Farm, East Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• Round Table, South Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• City of Melrose, Melrose, MA, Middlesex County
• City of Salem, Salem MA, Essex County 

FY 2023 

• Green Roots, Chelsea, MA, Suffolk County  
• All Farmers, Springfield MA, Hampden County
• Boston Farms Community Land Trust, Boston MA, Suffolk County
• UMASS Lowell, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• Groundwork Southcoast, New Bedford, MA, Bristol County 

FY 2024

• UMASS Lowell, Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
• Groundwork Southcoast, New Bedford, MA, Bristol County
• Codman Square NDC, Dorchester, MA, Suffolk County
• Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department, Plymouth, MA, Plymouth County
• Round Table, South Boston, MA, Suffolk County
• Green Roots, Chelsea, MA, Suffolk County   

Urban Farming Conference Programs

• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2021