Project Grant 20223380037535
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $772,000 four-year Project Grant under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program to Project New Village, a Black-led, community-rooted non-profit in San Diego, California. The project aims to address food and nutrition insecurity in underserved communities by: 1) collaborating with a local high school culinary arts program to develop young people's capacity to prepare value-added and...
- The San Diego Food System Alliance (Alliance) was awarded a $949,330 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program to launch a Local Food Economy Lab. The Lab will engage public and private partners within the Alliance's Food Vision 2030 network, including local farms, fisheries, food hubs, businesses, institutions, mid-tier value chain businesses, technical assistance providers, government, philanthropic,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Augusta Locally Grown Inc. received a $249,210 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will fund a feasibility study and implementation plan to establish a 35,000 square foot food hub facility known as "The Hub" in Georgia. The Hub aims to connect local producers to consumers through innovative sales opportunities developed in partnership with farmers, educators,...
- 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 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 City of Orlando's Office of Sustainability & Resilience and Families, Parks and Recreation Department received a $752,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.225 Community Food Projects) to create a self-sustaining, community-driven food enterprise called CitysproutsTM. The funding will be used to: Provide young people with employment and supply area restaurants and food outlets with fresh, locally grown,...
THIS PLANNING PROJECT WILL ENGAGE NATURAL ALLIES FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS (NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD BUSINESSES, FOOD PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTION HUBS, COMMUNITY CLINICS, AND FAITH COMMUNITIES) TO COME TOGETHER, AND GUIDED BY RESIDENTS' INPUT, CREATE A MULTI-PRONGED PLAN TO INCREASE HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY IN GREATER SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO. CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION AND PLANNING IS IMPORTANT IN UNDERSTANDING WAYS TO BEST SUPPORT URBAN AGRICULTURE AS A MEANS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.THROUGH A SERIES OF PLANNING MEETINGS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, THE PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY, LOCALLY-SOURCED FOODS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MARKETING MATERIALS, INCREASED RESIDENT AND CROSS-SECTOR ENGAGEMENT, AND NEW REFERRAL PATHWAYS FOR A MOBILE FARMERS MARKET THAT WILL BE LAUNCHED AT FIVE COMMUNITY SITES. NEW COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN LOCAL FOOD-BASED BUSINESSES AND LOCAL GROWERS AND DISTRIBUTORS WILL INCREASE THE AREA'S NUTRITIOUS FOOD OFFERINGS. TO INCREASE COMMUNITY FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, A NEW 12,000 SQUARE FOOT COMMUNITY FOOD HUB WILL BE PLANNED TO PROMOTE URBAN AGRICULTURE AND FURTHER SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHY, LOCALLY-GROWN FOOD. EVALUATION ACTIVITIES WILL PREPARE PROJECT NEW VILLAGE TO COLLECT DATA THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORMS, QUESTIONNAIRES, AND SURVEYS, AND THEN TO SHARE IT WIDELY WITH THE COMMUNITY, FUNDERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS UNDERTAKING SIMILAR PROJECTS, THROUGH A WRITTEN REPORT AND PRESENTATION
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($1k) | 1/30/24 | ||
| Not listed | $35.0k | 6/22/22 |