Project Grant 20203380033136
- The Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project (SBFUAP) was awarded a $445,846 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will support SBFUAP's "Edible City Initiative: Activating Sacra" project from September 2022 through September 2025. The project aims to encourage and promote urban agricultural practices in Sacramento,...
- This $624,715 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) supports the Capital Roots Farm-to-Institution Program. This program aims to address the lack of connectivity between small-scale producers and institutional customers by locating appropriately sized markets and increasing access to quality local food for underserved communities. The grant will enable Capital...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $706,008 under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program to Mandela Partners for the Ashland Community Kitchen Initiative in Oakland, California. The initiative will transform a 623 square foot space into a culturally relevant commercial kitchen to increase access to sustainably grown produce and production capacity for limited-resource food entrepreneurs. Specifically, Mandela Marketplace will...
- 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 Central California Food Bank received an $854,900 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. The grant will support the Food Bank's ARP Economic Development Grant for Rural Health Care Facilities initiative through April 2024. This funding will allow the Food Bank to construct, enlarge, extend, or improve community facilities providing essential food services to rural residents in Fresno,...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $100,000 Farm to School Grant to Healthy Communities Of The Capital Area (HCCA), a non-profit public health organization, to implement farm-to-school programs that improve access to local foods in USDA Child Nutrition Programs. The funding will support HCCA's efforts to provide nutrition education, increase local food access, and empower youth through farm-to-school activities over the two-year grant period from July 2023 to June...
- The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Valley Vision, Inc. a $217,170 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program on September 30, 2021 to conduct planning activities associated with developing a local food hub in Yolo County, California through September 29, 2023. The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program supports the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems through competitive grants that...
- The San Francisco Bay Area Local Food Purchasing Collaborative was awarded a $226,540 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The Collaborative will develop a Bay Area Good Food Purchasing Roadmap and technical assistance toolkit to support large institutional food purchasers in the region, including school districts, hospitals, and corrections facilities collectively serving over 100,000 people daily...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $463,614 Farm to School Grant (CFDA 10.575) to Eat Real Certified, Inc., a non-profit organization, to support a 24-month project from July 2024 to June 2026. The grant will fund initiatives to improve access to local foods in child nutrition programs in San Francisco, California. Key activities include procuring local foods for school meals, developing school gardens, providing agricultural education, and strengthening...
- The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $4,849,287 Project Grant under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) to the Alchemist Community Development Corporation (CDC) in Sacramento, California. The funding will support the construction of an all-electric campus focused on workforce development, job training, and public market space for underserved entrepreneurs. Key components include a new commercial-grade kitchen, a social...
SITTING AT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S FOREMOST AGRICULTURAL PRODUCING REGIONS, SACRAMENTO IS SURROUNDED BY AN ABUNDANCE OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND THE CITY HAS DESIGNATED ITSELF "AMERICA'S FARM-TO-FORK CAPITAL". YET ONE IN SIX SACRAMENTO COUNTY RESIDENTS DOES NOT HAVE RELIABLE ACCESS TO FOOD. THIS DISCONNECTION HAS LED MANY NONPROFITS TO PUSH FOR SACRAMENTO TO BECOME AMERICA'S FARM-TO-EVERY-FORK CAPITAL - A REGION THAT DOESN'T JUST TOUT LOCAL FOOD CONSUMPTION, BUT RATHER NOURISHES AND EMPOWERS LOCAL PEOPLE. SACRAMENTO IS AN EMBLEMATIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT MANY EXPERTS CONTINUE TO ASSERT: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND FOOD SECURITY ARE NOT A PROBLEMS OF FOOD SUPPLY. RATHER, IT'S ABOUT THE SYSTEMS, EDUCATION, POLICIES, ACCESS, AND SOCIOECONOMICS OF A REGION THAT AFFECT HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR GENERATIONS.THIS COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND EMPOWER GREATER COMMUNITY SELF-RELIANCE THROUGH EMPOWERING FOOD-RELATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP, NUTRITION EDUCATION, SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMS, INCREASED CIVIC PARTICIPATION IN FOOD ISSUES, AND BUILDING HEALTHY FOOD ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH PROJECTS SUCH AS COMMUNITY GARDENS. THESE PROGRAMS WILL LEAD TO A HEALTHIER SACRAMENTO THAT MEETS THE FOOD NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, AND ADDRESSES SEVERAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND FOOD SYSTEM CHANGE.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $390.2k | 9/15/20 |