The Salamatof Tribal Council was awarded a $225,974 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments (CFDA 10.182) program. The purpose of this 2-year award is for the Salamatof Tribe to purchase and distribute locally sourced foods, including traditional foods and locally raised livestock, with a focus on supporting at least 7 socially...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $188,840.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.182). The purpose of the award is to purchase and distribute local food, with a focus on procuring produce from socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as well as reindeer meat, to address the loss of critical salmon subsistence for the Native Village...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $765,347 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 10.182: Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements) to the Native Village of Fort Yukon, a federally recognized tribal government organization in Alaska. The purpose of this three-year agreement is to purchase and distribute unprocessed, healthy foods from local and regional farmers and ranchers, with a focus on socially disadvantaged producers, to 205...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182), provides $250,000 to the Modoc Nation to purchase and distribute local bison meat and other foods from socially disadvantaged farmers and producers. The program aims to increase access to local, nutritious, and culturally relevant foods for underserved...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1,339,551 Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 10.182) to the Ninilchik Village Ninilchik Traditional Council in Alaska. The purpose of this 2-year cooperative agreement is to purchase and distribute locally produced foods, with a focus on supporting socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, to underserved tribal members, elders, veterans, and community members in the Ninilchik Village area....
This $241,250 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.225 Community Food Projects) will enable the Salamatof Native Association, Inc. to expand the Salamatof Traditional Foods Program to improve food security for community members in the rural Kenai Peninsula region of Alaska. The project will develop new methods for harvesting, processing, and distributing locally-sourced traditional and wild-harvested foods. Key...
The Native Village of Unalakleet received a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182). The purpose of the award is to allow Unalakleet residents to access locally grown, minimally processed foods including vegetables, eggs, dairy, meat, and poultry. The tribe will contract with socially...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.182), provides $2,480,000 to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to purchase and distribute local seafood such as crab, shrimp, and fish from local fishermen, prioritizing tribal citizen fishermen. The goal is to provide up to 1,000 tribal households with these locally sourced, minimally-processed seafood products...
The Metlakatla Indian Community was awarded a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.182). The purpose of this 2-year award is to enable the Metlakatla community to purchase and distribute locally produced and harvested foods, with a focus on procuring from socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Key activities will include purchasing a variety...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments (CFDA 10.182) program provides $321,480.00 to the Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation Tribal Administration Division to purchase and distribute local food from socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Over a two-year performance period, the Nation plans to purchase and distribute 30,000 lbs...