The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $218,315 Project Grant to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Association Of Broome County (CCE BC) under the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522). The 2-year project aims to expand the "Growing a Farm to School Education Program" across 8 rural and urban school districts in Broome and Tioga Counties, New York. Key project activities include: 1) establishing 8 school garden programs and farm-to-school committees...
This $1,003,520 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) supports the Catskills Local Food Promotion Project. Managed by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County with Cornell University as the parent awardee, the project aims to strengthen the local food system in economically deprived areas of New York over three years through September 2029. Specifically, the...
The Cornell University Office of Sponsored Programs will receive $310,249 under a two-year Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant is part of the Regional Food System Partnerships program, which supports partnerships to plan and develop local or regional food systems. Under the award, Cornell will lead the New York Food Hub Collaboratives initiative to improve the economic viability of mid-tier food supply chain partners targeting local...
This $723,744 USDA NIFA Project Grant award, made under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program, supports a comprehensive initiative to create a more resilient and equitable local food system in New York City and the Hudson Valley region. The grant recipient, Farm Training Collective NYC, Inc., will use the funding to expand alternative food production and distribution models, strengthen the ecosystem of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC farmers, and build a more community-driven and inclusive food...
This $611,488.93 Project Grant was awarded on September 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant will fund three key initiatives to reduce barriers for small farms and food entrepreneurs in Northern New York's St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties: Establishing a comprehensive food business incubator program with shared-use kitchens, offering training workshops and...
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County will provide technical assistance services to farmers in New York through September 2028 under a $365,838 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture. Funded by the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program, Cornell Cooperative Extension will offer Good Agricultural Practices and Food Safety Modernization Act training, one-on-one technical assistance to farms seeking GAP audits and FSMA...
The federal Formula Grant award NI25SLBCXXXXG051 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Smith-Lever Extension Funding program (CFDA 10.511). The $18,165,366 award to Cornell University will fund the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) program to provide research-based educational outreach, technical assistance, and applied research across New York State over the five-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $187,790.41 Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522) project grant to Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties (CCESO). The grant will be used to build the capacity of food-insecure residents and local organizations in rural communities to address food insecurity through food gardening. CCESO will provide education and outreach to volunteers who will deliver...
This federal Project Grant award of $611,641, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), will support Cornell University's research to increase sales of local foods at farmers markets. The project will analyze point-of-sale data and rapid market assessment surveys to understand vendor and customer diversity, sales performance, and identify marketing practices to improve access to...
East End Food Institute received a $787,416 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects (CFP) program to support local food system development and nutrition education initiatives. Through the award period of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2027, East End Food Institute will utilize the funding to build out a commercial kitchen facility and partner with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCE Suffolk) to expand nutrition...