Project Grant 15LFPPCA0156

Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The California Department of Social Services received a Formula Grant of $11.65 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2026. This award funds the administration and distribution of nutritious USDA Foods to low-income elderly individuals aged 60 and older throughout California. The grant supports the state...

The Community Alliance With Family Farmers (CAFF) will provide cooperative aggregation and sales coordination services to small and socially disadvantaged farmers in Central California through a $723,740 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. Under the grant, CAFF will activate multilingual partnerships to help farmers collectively aggregate and sell produce to diverse buyers through a farmer-led aggregation model. Technical assistance,...

This $162,560 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) will fund planning for a maritime collective facility in California. The collective aims to support local and regional seafood producers through cold storage, processing, and educational programs. It will provide infrastructure and services to help seafood harvesters gain more control over market entry, diversify...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Social Services California, Finance and Accounting Division, received a $10.96 million formula grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP, CFDA 10.558), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This award supports sponsor administration costs associated with CACFP operations throughout California. As the state administering agency, the...

This $20.6 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program supports driving agricultural innovation in California's Central Valley. Awarded on October 1, 2022 to the University of California Office of the President with completion by September 30, 2026, the grant establishes iCreate, an ag-tech hub to accelerate technology transfer between researchers and farmers. It also provides community colleges access to new technology and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) awarded the California Department of Social Services Finance and Accounting Division $18.75 million under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This formula grant funds administrative expenses required to supervise and provide technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and child care...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded $7.03 million to Center For Employment Training (CET) under the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP, CFDA 17.264) for the period July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. CET, a San Jose-based nonprofit specializing in workforce development for agricultural workers, delivers comprehensive case management services to eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the California Department of Social Services a $8.974 million Formula Grant under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA #10.565) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funds will support the CSFP objective of improving health outcomes for low-income elderly Californians aged 60 and older by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods. The California Department of Social Services...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) through the Market Access Program (CFDA 10.601), provides $187,267.33 in reimbursement for overseas marketing and promotional activities designed to develop, expand, and maintain foreign markets for U.S. agricultural products. The award was obligated on April 23, 2026, with performance taking place in Folsom, California. Under this program, eligible participants—including...

This $688,546 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs (CFDA 10.568) supports the storage, handling, and distribution of USDA Foods to low-income individuals and households in California. The primary grantee, the California Department of Social Services Finance and Accounting Division, manages and coordinates TEFAP activities across the state, including inventory management,...