Project Grant 20193380030385
- The Minnesota State Horticultural Society (MSHS) was awarded a $679,804.90 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP, CFDA #10.225) for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The grant will support MSHS in increasing food security in low-income communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota through establishing new community gardens, providing gardening...
- 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 Project Grant award of $235,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program, aims to address food insecurity in Atlanta, Georgia. The project will expand a model of aggregated pop-up markets to bring locally grown produce directly into neighborhoods lacking access to fresh, healthy food. Concurrently, the project will provide training, mentorship, and financial support to local...
- This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), provides $926,832 to Renewing The Countryside II to develop and expand ten farmers' market hubs in Minnesota from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The hubs will connect small-scale local farmers to institutional and wholesale buyers, consumers, and food-insecure individuals through aggregation programs, online...
- 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...
- Farming Hope will use a $800,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Community Food Projects (CFP) program to expand its garden-to-table job training program and community food hub operations in San Francisco, California from June 2023 through May 2027. As a non-profit community development organization, Farming Hope will provide a 12-week paid apprenticeship program where individuals learn culinary and food industry job skills...
- 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...
- 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 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA 10.331), provides $483,612 to Fairview Health Services to establish two new VeggieRx sites in low-income, racially/ethnically diverse communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The VeggieRx program will enroll a total of 108 participants over three years who experience food insecurity and diet-related...
- This $711,411 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program will provide training, on-site farm visits, direct financial support, and market access opportunities to help BIPOC specialty crop farmers in Minnesota increase their growing and wholesale capacity. The grant recipient, The Good Acre, is a Minnesota-based nonprofit food hub that has received multiple...
THE FOOD GROUP WILL COMPLETE A 3-YEAR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECT IN MINNESOTA WHICH AIMS TO: 1) CREATE A CUSTOMIZED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO ENGAGE FOOD SHELVES AS ADVOCATES FOR A MORE EQUITABLE AND JUST FOOD SYSTEM; 2) INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF LOCAL, SUSTAINABLY-GROWN PRODUCE FOR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS; AND 3) BUILD CAPACITY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WANTING TO GROW AND/OR SELL THEIR OWN FOOD. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON THE SUCCESS OF A PRIOR CFP AWARD AND USES THE FOOD GROUP IS A NONPROFIT WITH UNIQUE ASSETS, AS IT IS ALREADY WORKING IN MULTIPLE SECTORS OF THE FOOD SYSTEM - IN ADDITION TO BEING THE ONLY INDEPENDENT FOOD BANK IN MINNESOTA AND PROVIDING CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT TO FOOD SHELVES WITH STOCKING FRESH PRODUCE AND CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC FOODS, IT ALSO RUNS AN ORGANIC INCUBATOR FARM, FOOD HUB AND FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SOCIALLY-DISADVANTAGED FARMERS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FOOD SHELVES, FARMS, URBAN GROWERS AND GARDENING PROGRAMS, THE FOOD GROUP WILL: TRAIN FOOD SHELF STAFF IN A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE AND EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR ENGAGING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN THEIR WORK; CONDUCT 14 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS WITH MORE THAN 300 PARTICIPANTS TO GATHER FEEDBACK AND EMPOWER PARTICIPANTS TO ADDRESS LOCAL FOOD NEEDS; STRENGTHEN THE ONLY ORGANIZED GLEANING PROGRAM IN THE TWIN CITIES TO SUPPLY PRODUCE TO FOOD SHELVES; START A DEDICATED FARM PLOT TO GROW ORGANIC VEGETABLES FOR FOOD SHELVES; DEVELOP A NEW URBAN GROWER TRAINING PROGRAM AND CONNECT GROWERS WITH PLANTS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO MEET THEIR OWN GOALS FOR PRODUCTION AND MARKET ACCESS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $367.6k | 9/6/19 |