# Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (10.937)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-937-partnerships-for-climate-smart-commodities/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $2.5 billion in 127 grants, about $19.6 million per award.

## Objectives

The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity was renamed as the Advancing Markets for Producers initiative in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The initiative aims to achieve the following outcomes through a variety of pilot projects: • Prioritize producer support to develop sustained methods for expansion of markets for American agricultural products; prioritizing new markets, improving supply chains, and enable direct-to consumer sales, thereby improving economic opportunities for farmers; • Prioritize methods to improve farmers collective resource sharing, access to market infrastructure, and promotion of long-term economic sustainability within the amplification of market expansion.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $30.0 million | 1 |
| 2023 | $2.1 billion | 88 |
| 2024 | $287 million | 46 |
| 2025 | $69.5 million | 55 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Soybean Association | Iowa | $96.9 million |
| U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, LLC | Tennessee | $90.5 million |
| National Association of Conservation Districts | District of Columbia | $90.0 million |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | Illinois | $90.0 million |
| California Dairy Research Foundation | California | $86.7 million |
| South Dakota State University | South Dakota | $86.0 million |
| Roeslein Alternative Energy, LLC | Missouri | $80.0 million |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Virginia | $80.0 million |
| Clemson University | South Carolina | $75.3 million |
| Field to Market | District of Columbia | $70.0 million |
| The Nature Conservancy | Virginia | $65.0 million |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Research | Texas | $65.0 million |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | Idaho | $59.1 million |
| Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture | Pennsylvania | $59.1 million |
| Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative | Wisconsin | $50.0 million |
| Supreme Rice, LLC | Louisiana | $48.4 million |
| Blue Diamond Growers | California | $48.4 million |
| Lynker Corporation | Virginia | $40.0 million |
| Farm Journal, Inc. | Pennsylvania | $40.0 million |
| The Delong Co., Inc. | Wisconsin | $40.0 million |