Q&A
Ensuring economic sustainability of urban agriculture projects beyond initial funding
1:22:19
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Council Member Farías asks how the Office of Urban Agriculture is working to ensure urban agriculture projects are economically sustainable beyond initial grant funding. Qiana Mickie outlines their approach to sustaining projects.
- The Office looks for diverse funding sources for projects
- They integrate cost-neutral approaches and work with existing interagency projects
- When additional funding is needed, they explore city, state, and federal channels, as well as public-private partnerships
Amanda Farías
1:22:19
That's great to hear.
1:22:21
How are you working to ensure urban agriculture projects are economically sustainable beyond the initial grant funding?
Qiana Mickie
1:22:28
The projects themselves yes.
1:22:30
So, the sorry.
1:22:35
Let me get a little louder.
1:22:37
Yeah.
1:22:37
Take your take your time.
Rachel Atcheson
1:22:41
I'll use this minute to actually go back to, impact on climate Oh, go for it.
Qiana Mickie
1:22:46
Sorry.
1:22:47
Can you repeat the question?
Amanda Farías
1:22:48
Sure.
1:22:49
How are you working to ensure urban agriculture projects are economically sustainable beyond the initial grant funding?
Qiana Mickie
1:22:56
Yes.
1:22:56
So what we what the Office of Urban Agriculture is continuing to look for is additional, diversity of funding for our projects.
1:23:06
Again, we start with trying to take or integrating course neutral approaches that could either work directly with the leadership of our office, find ways to integrate into other existing interagency projects.
1:23:20
You know, and then also in when we do need additional funding, we continue to explore funding through the city, state, federal channels as well as additional public private partnerships.
