Project Grant 20187002628911

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $752,000 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to God's Pantry Food Bank, Inc. (doing business as America's Second Harvest) to renovate a new distribution center in Lexington, Kentucky. The key addition to this facility is a production kitchen where ingredients from across the Commonwealth can be transformed into nourishing meals by local workforce trainees and culinary professionals. This...

The Kentucky Horticulture Council, Inc. was awarded a $224,234 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program to establish the Kentucky Farm to School Network. Over a two-year period ending August 2023, the Council will work with partner organizations to identify and engage stakeholders, establish a robust statewide network structure, set a strategic vision and direction, and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $799,928 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to Mill City Grows Inc., a non-profit organization in Lowell, Massachusetts, to support their work in improving food security, increasing access to growing space, building local food system resilience, and enhancing social determinants of health for Lowell residents. The 4-year grant will fund initiatives such as expanding education points at food...

This $837,142 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) will support efforts by the Kentucky Horticulture Council and partners to expand markets and reduce post-harvest losses for specialty crop growers in Kentucky. The Council and University of Kentucky will provide direct technical assistance to 250 growers on post-harvest handling and marketing improvements and will assist 80...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $585,400 Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP) project grant to Grow Ohio Valley, Inc., a non-profit organization. The 3-year "Paving the Path to Community Food Access" project will engage consumers, farmers, and markets to increase food access and build a more secure and integrated local food system in underserved communities in the Ohio Valley region. Key...

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 $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...

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 Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc. received a $479,037.80 three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. This federal grant program aims to support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems. Through this funding, the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky will work with Northfork Local Food and Community Farm Alliance to strengthen...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $482,268 Community Food Projects grant to the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) to implement the "Building Rural Hunger Free Communities with Accessible Market Models" project. This 2-year grant, starting on September 15, 2024, aims to expand community access to local, healthy foods in five Appalachian Ohio counties by strengthening food production, aggregation,...