Project Grant 200733800185611

The Food Policy Council of Jefferson County Partners will receive $827,532 from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program to connect public and private resources to further develop the local food system in New York. Key objectives to be implemented through September 2025 include assisting local farmers markets in accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program electronic benefit transfer and other food assistance,...

Equiti Foods, LLC will use a $317,174 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to develop local and regional food systems in North Carolina. Equiti Foods will purchase excess and grade B produce from small farmers to produce frozen "Good Bowls" meals based on the Mediterranean diet. The company will partner with local commercial kitchens to produce the meals, creating economic...

The Northern Colorado Foodshed Project was awarded a $308,118 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program (CFDA 10.177). The grant will support the design and implementation of a more equitable, vibrant and resilient local food system in Northern Colorado over a two-year period ending in October 2023. Key deliverables include convening community stakeholders to develop plans and frameworks around food...

The San Diego Food System Alliance (Alliance) was awarded a $949,330 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program to launch a Local Food Economy Lab. The Lab will engage public and private partners within the Alliance's Food Vision 2030 network, including local farms, fisheries, food hubs, businesses, institutions, mid-tier value chain businesses, technical assistance providers, government, philanthropic,...

This $561,084 three-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP) will support Linwood Property Inc.'s efforts to improve food access and health outcomes in underserved Kansas City neighborhoods. Specifically, the awardee will expand successful community education programs on nutrition, food purchasing, and urban agriculture; develop a new commercial kitchen into an incubator...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $744,721 project grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of California, San Francisco on December 15, 2022 with a completion date of November 30, 2023. The grant funds the Network of User-Engaged Researchers Building Interdisciplinary Scientific Infrastructures for Healthy Food (NOURISH) project. NOURISH aims to develop technical solutions to transform "food swamps" saturated with...

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 US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $613,580 Regional Food System Partnerships grant to Wholespire Inc. to formalize a cross-sector local food system network in South Carolina. Through October 2024, Wholespire will manage a network of partners to 1) connect and cultivate South Carolina's local food economy, 2) develop an equitable food system plan addressing farmland loss and increasing access, 3) build capacity for local food businesses and organizations,...

The Lake County Community Development Corporation received a $1,279,546.99 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service on October 31, 2021 to support the Northwest Food Hub Network pilot program through October 30, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Regional Food System Partnerships program, which supports partnerships to develop local and regional food systems and encourage food economy viability and resilience. Specifically, the funding will...

This $599,463 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, supports research to define and characterize the infrastructure of U.S. food systems. The project, awarded to the University of Washington, aims to develop a shared vision of food systems infrastructure to identify the biggest challenges and most promising solutions. The first phase will define and describe food systems infrastructure, the second...