The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that Rural Development is accepting applications for the Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Program. The program will provide United States farmers with more access to domestic fertilizer for producing agricultural commodities.
The Commodity Credit Corporation is utilizing the services of USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service to make funding available through FIELDS, with $500 million in awards to expand domestic production capacity, promote competition, strengthen supply chain resilience, and increase fertilizer availability for United States farmers in support of agricultural productivity and the production of agricultural commodities.
Eligible applicants include Tribes, Tribal entities, Alaska native corporations, for-profit entities, corporations, non-profit entities, producer-owned cooperatives and corporations, certified benefit corporations, and state or local government entities. Private entities must be independently owned and operated.
Projects funded through FIELDS may include expansions or upgrades of existing facilities, construction of new domestic production facilities, shovel-ready projects capable of rapidly increasing domestic supply, and on-site fertilizer terminals and transportation infrastructure that improve supply chain efficiency.
Source : usda.gov