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This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program will provide $690,000 over 3 years to the John Bartram Association to deliver hands-on urban farming and food sovereignty education for underserved youth. Key activities include: Implementing a youth farmer curriculum for up to 25 local high school students annually, providing technical assistance and home...

The Healthy Food Project of Johnstown-Cambria will receive $561,602 under a Community Food Projects grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to expand the capacity of local healthy food growers and suppliers in Johnstown and Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The project aims to increase access to healthy foods for low-income consumers in the area through 2026. As intended by the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program, this funding will support...

Producegood will use a $489,032 three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program to deliver fresh surplus produce to food insecure communities in San Diego County, California from June 2023 through May 2026. Leveraging over 4,000 volunteers, Producegood will recover approximately 15 million pounds of produce annually from farms and backyards to supply 80 feeding partners serving thousands...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Foodshed Cooperative Inc. a $564,500 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Foodshed will transition its emergency food distribution operations implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to a sustainable model increasing retail sales 25% annually. Funding will support planning with Foodshed's farmer network to achieve aggregation goals and improve distribution capacity at its Central San Diego...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $476,794 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to The Growhaus, a Latina-led non-profit organization in Denver, Colorado. This 2-year project grant will enhance the career pathways of The Growhaus' community staff members through a comprehensive fellowship program. The fellowship will provide training to launch a pilot community-choice fresh food market, with the goal of building long-term...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.225 - Community Food Projects) provides $752,000 to Community Kitchen Pittsburgh (CKP) to strengthen food security, nutrition, and employment opportunities in the regional food economy. CKP's programs directly address both immediate hunger relief and systemic food system challenges by linking local farmers, food entrepreneurs, job seekers, and employers to support a...

The Regional Environmental Council, Inc. will receive $755,828 under a four-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support its Community Food Projects program. The grant aims to build capacity for community leadership in the local food system of Central Massachusetts, with a focus on youth, SNAP/HIP consumers, and urban gardeners. It will also create an urban agriculture education hub at the YouthGROW farm in Worcester to promote...

The Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service will provide $165,000 to Just Food, Inc. for the PEOPLES GARDEN project under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935). This two-year project ending in May 2025 aims to encourage and promote urban agriculture through community gardens and farms located in urban New York. The award will support Just Food's efforts to establish a new community garden that brings...

The Reformed Church of Highland Park Affordable Housing Corporation will deliver the Interfaith-RISE Flourishing Through Food Project through a $748,042 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant was awarded on November 1, 2022 under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program and will be completed by October 31, 2026. The project aims to bring together stakeholders across the local food system in Highland Park, New...

The Pennsylvania Department of Education received a $1.526 million Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Farm to School State Formula Grant program (CFDA 10.645) to further strengthen food and agriculture supply chain resiliency. The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2026. As the designated state entity, the Pennsylvania Department of Education will administer funding to support state-level farm to school...