Project Grant 201433800223911

This Project Grant award of $480,441 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Nutrition (CFDA 10.331, Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program) to Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc. (FHCSD), a Federally Qualified Health Center, to implement the Produce Delivery Program and Food as Medicine (PDP-FAM) initiative. The PDP-FAM initiative will deliver 20-pound fresh produce box subscriptions directly from a local farm to the homes of over 400...

The Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs' Activities League Inc. (DSAL) received a $946,156.25 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to implement the Building Collective Strength: Alameda County Small Farm Collective project. The project aims to increase access to regionally produced fruits and vegetables for the approximately 180,930 residents of Alameda County,...

The $624,715 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) supports Capital Roots, Inc.'s farm-to-institution program in New York's Capital Region. The program aims to connect small-scale agricultural producers with institutional customers, such as schools and underserved communities, to increase access to fresh, locally-sourced food. The funding will enable Capital...

Paratransit, Incorporated will operate a Farmers Market Accessibility Program through September 2025, with $231,733 in funding from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). Through this project, Paratransit will provide twice weekly shuttle service transporting seniors and individuals with disabilities from the Pannell Meadowview Community Center in South Sacramento to the Florin Road Farmers Market....

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...

This federal Project Grant award, funded through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, will provide $200,000 to Project Open Hand in San Francisco, CA to implement a SNAP Match Nutrition Incentive Program in Alameda County. The program aims to increase the consumption of culturally appropriate fruits and vegetables among 150 program participants referred through Cal AIM...

This $1 million project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will leverage the Village Market Place to increase consumption of fresh produce among CalFresh-eligible residents in South Los Angeles and surrounding food desert areas. Funded under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), the project will offer incentives for fruit and vegetable purchases through VMP retail channels and partner retailers from September 2021 to August...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $500,100 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Produce Box LLC. The three-year project grant will support Produce Box's efforts to develop a home delivery service for fresh fruits and vegetables from North Carolina farms to low-income families in food deserts. By expanding local food systems and increasing access to affordable, healthy options, this initiative addresses needs among both producers and...

The $312,500 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) supports the People's Produce Mobile Farmers Market. Operated by Project New Village under the People's Produce Project name, the mobile farmers market delivers healthy, affordable locally grown produce and other nutritious foods to low-income residents and SNAP/CalFresh beneficiaries using a refrigerated food truck. The...

This $1,780,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), awarded on September 15, 2023, supports DC Central Kitchen's Healthy Corners program. The program aims to increase access to healthy foods, especially fruits and vegetables, in low-income and food desert neighborhoods in Washington, DC. Key components include: Equipping small retail stores with necessary infrastructure, refrigeration, and...