Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the CO-PIS for this project have…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the CO-PIS for this project have provided t & TA to the community food projects for more than 20 years. They have assembled a stellar group of partners featuring wallace center's food system leadership network. This project is grounded in grassroots capacity building, peer-to-peer learning, engagement of experts, and addressing the needs of our audiences. The goals of the project are: 1) assist communities to build their capacity to access CFP and other federal grants; 2) strengthen leadership skills and capacities, particularly among all constituencies; 3) help CFP-funded initiatives to develop more impactful and enduring endeavors; and 4) promote innovation and capacity building through high quality projects and funding applications. Objectives include: 1) expand current outreach to expand applications for CFP nationally; 2) support eligible CFP applicants to develop successful proposals, as well as CFP grantees to develop impactful programs; 3) support grantees in program evaluation, and communicate collective impacts across the cfpcgp; 4) foster connections among groups working in community food security. Planned activities include annual program director meetings, two national conferences, printed resource guides, evaluation trainings and an annual report of CFP impacts, webinars on multiple topics for grantees and applicants, one-on-one assistance to applicants and grantees, dedicated outreach to target communities about CFP funding, and an information clearinghouse. The entirety of this project is designed to foster more sustainable and successful projects that meet the goals of the cfpcgp to improve the food security and health of the communities which IT funds.