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New York Sun Works Inc. was awarded a $219,431 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to deliver an urban agriculture education program to primary and secondary schools in the South Bronx area of New York City. The award period is from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The grant funding will support New York Sun Works Inc.'s efforts to increase food, garden, and nutrition education capacity within participating schools...

The Council On The Environment Inc., doing business as the Council On The Environment Of New York City, received a $860,293.26 three-year Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service to support regional farm viability and equitable access to locally grown foods in New York City through September 2024. The grant funding will support the Council's continued development of innovative models under the USDA Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion...

Community Kitchen Pittsburgh received a $752,000 Project Grant awarded on September 15, 2025, through the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 10.225), administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The grant supports a four-year project (through September 14, 2029) designed to strengthen food security, nutrition, and employment opportunities within the regional food economy in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary On September 15, 2025, the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition awarded Every Day IS A Miracle, Inc. a $996,302 Project Grant through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to implement a nutrition incentive initiative in the Bronx, New York, through September 14, 2027. The project delivers a point-of-purchase produce incentive program leveraging existing retail royalty card systems at two neighborhood retailers and Emergency Diaper and...

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 Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) received a $211,658.90 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to develop plans for crop aggregation and distribution. SCLT will operate a crop aggregation program to increase consumption of locally produced agricultural products and develop new market opportunities for farmers. Key deliverables include completing an operations...

Federal Grant Award Summary United Bronx Parents Inc. La Escuelita Division received a $530,148 Project Grant award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026. The organization delivers comprehensive homelessness intervention services in the Bronx, New York, utilizing CoC funding to support five primary program...

The Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service will provide $165,000 to Just Food, Inc. for the PEOPLES GARDEN project under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935). This two-year project ending in May 2025 aims to encourage and promote urban agriculture through community gardens and farms located in urban New York. The award will support Just Food's efforts to establish a new community garden that brings...

The Food Policy Council of Jefferson County Partners will receive $827,532 from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program to connect public and private resources to further develop the local food system in New York. Key objectives to be implemented through September 2025 include assisting local farmers markets in accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program electronic benefit transfer and other food assistance,...

This Project Grant award of $350,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service was made under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The funding will support Harlem Grown Inc., a non-profit organization, to address the critical need for community access to locally grown, nutritious, healthy foods and educational programs for youth on sustainable urban agriculture in Central Harlem, New York. The project aims to establish...