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|OrgSponsor=U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy | |OrgSponsor=U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy | ||
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The '''USDA Climate Hubs''', established in 2014 under the Global Change Research Act of 1990 and expanded by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, are administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Office of Energy and Environmental Policy to support climate adaptation, allocating over $400 million since inception to support approximately 10 regional hubs annually by 2025. Initially funded with $20 million, it has grown to distribute $50 million in FY 2025 across 10 initiatives, funding projects like drought-resistant crop development in the Southwest and wildfire mitigation in the Pacific Northwest at regional hubs nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov |title=USDA Climate Hubs |publisher=U.S. Department of Agriculture}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like funding competition, farmer adoption, and data gaps persist (web ID: 0), but it remains a key USDA effort to address climate change in agriculture. | The '''USDA Climate Hubs''', established in 2014 under the Global Change Research Act of 1990 and expanded by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, are administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Office of Energy and Environmental Policy to support climate adaptation, allocating over $400 million since inception to support approximately 10 regional hubs annually by 2025. Initially funded with $20 million, it has grown to distribute $50 million in FY 2025 across 10 initiatives, funding projects like drought-resistant crop development in the Southwest and wildfire mitigation in the Pacific Northwest at regional hubs nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov |title=USDA Climate Hubs |publisher=U.S. Department of Agriculture}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like funding competition, farmer adoption, and data gaps persist (web ID: 0), but it remains a key USDA effort to address climate change in agriculture. | ||