Project Grant 201670025252501

The Northside Farmers Market (NFM) in Ohio received a $199,327.78 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). Through this funding, NFM will deliver several services to increase food access, support farmers and food producers, and build organizational capacity. Key initiatives include an outreach and marketing campaign to attract more regular customers, incentives and...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Rural Action Inc. $320,699.78 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) for its "Growing the Shawnee Farmers Market" project. The three-year project seeks to develop the Shawnee Farmers Market in Appalachian Ohio to improve access to healthy food and support the local economy. Key services include establishing a governing board, creating a comprehensive marketing strategy,...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $2,609,881 Formula Grant to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA #10.565). The grant period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The purpose of this funding is to improve the health of low-income elderly persons aged 60 and over by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods distributed through local non-profit agencies. Three sub-awards were...

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services received a $114.7 million formula grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561). This funding supports the state's administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through September 30, 2022 by covering costs incurred by the state agency and its sub-awardees. Over 50 local...

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) received a $2.879 million Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) to administer the program in Ohio from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The CSFP (CFDA #10.565) aims to improve the health of low-income elderly persons aged 60 and older by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods distributed through local public...

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) and Mercy Health Youngstown received a $483,000 Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) Produce Prescription (PPR) grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.331). The grant will fund the "Eating for Health: Glenwood Fresh Market Produce Prescription Program" to provide $40 per month produce prescriptions for 6 months to 2,000 low-income households...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services a $1,645,926 Formula Grant under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant provides federal financial assistance to support the costs of operating the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and reimburses 50% of expenses for SNAP...

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) received a $4.4 million Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) program in Ohio from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding supports ODJFS's administration of the SNAP E&T program, which provides employment and job training services to SNAP recipients per the SNAP...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service provides $3,971,390 to the Ohio Department of Aging through September 30, 2024 to support the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) under the federal grant program categorized as CFDA 10.576. The goal of the SFMNP is to provide resources in the form of fresh, locally grown produce to low-income seniors through partnerships with farmers' markets and stands. Funding will be distributed as initial...

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) received a $1,383,343 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) to enhance the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) integrity efforts in Ohio. The award was provided under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) federal grant program (CFDA No. 10.561) and runs from September 10, 2021 through September...