USDA Tweaks Paperwork for City Veggie Gardens – Yawn?
Published Date: 1/21/2026
Notice
Summary
The USDA is updating how they collect progress reports from groups getting Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) grants. This affects local governments, schools, and tribal communities working to grow fresh food in cities. Comments on the changes are open until March 23, 2026, helping make reporting easier and more consistent without adding extra paperwork.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Who must report for UAIP grants
If you are a grant recipient, this affects local units of government, school districts, tribal communities, not-for-profit organizations, and farms that receive Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) grants. The collection supports projects that improve access to local foods in places where fresh food is limited.
Reporting standardized; no new data
The revised information collection uses standard reporting (the grants.gov required forms plus one custom NRCS form, NRCS-OUAIP-1) and explicitly states no new information will be collected beyond those forms. The standard form is intended to make reporting consistent so program staff can better judge program effectiveness.
Updated burden estimates and response counts
The revision reports estimated totals: 100 respondents, 18 responses per respondent, 1,800 total annual responses, 0.222222 hours per response, and 400 total annual burden hours. The agency states the revision reflects a decrease in estimated respondents and burden hours but an increase in annual responses, due to correction of tabulation errors, recalculation of review/data entry processes, and program adjustments including a reduction in new agreements and funding opportunities.
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