Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act of 2026

This bill changes the law governing the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. It adds duties for the office, including help for urban and indoor growers with business incorporation, local zoning, conservation, and government regulations. It requires the office to award competitive grants and allows cooperative agreements with groups such as nonprofits, local governments, Tribal organizations, cooperatives, and K-12 schools. It turns a pilot program into an ongoing program, extends an advisory committee through 2030, and provides $15 million per year in mandatory funding plus up to $50 million per year in authorized funding through 2030. It also adds indoor farming methods like hydroponics to a federal research grant program and funds data collection on urban farming in each census of agriculture.

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Sponsors

• John Fetterman Democrat sponsor
• 7 cosponsors