The Oneida Nation was awarded a $299,028.25 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567). The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The funding will enable the Oneida Nation to operate food distribution sites and deliver culturally appropriate nutrition assistance, including USDA food packages, to low-income Native American households living on or near the...
The Oneida Nation received a $520,152 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant is part of the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) (CFDA 10.567), which supports nutrition assistance that may be operated on Indian reservations, approved areas near reservations, or approved tribal organizations at their request. Through this two-year award beginning October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2024, the Oneida Nation will...
The federal Project Grant award of $496,689 was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the School Nutrition Training Grants (CFDA 10.532) program. The grant was awarded on June 17, 2024 to North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems, a non-profit organization owned and operated by American Indians. The funding will support the organization's workforce development and training initiatives for school nutrition professionals, with a focus on...
This federal Project Grant award of $232,058.25 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567) will support the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin in operating food distribution sites, delivering nutrition education services, and providing culturally appropriate food assistance to low-income Native American households in the Keshena, Wisconsin area. The award period runs from October 1, 2024,...
Cankdeska Cikana Community College, doing business as Little Hoop Community College, was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The three-year grant will fund efforts from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025 to promote safe food practices and preservation of Native American culture through outreach and education. As stated in the program description, the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service has awarded a $433,086 Project Grant under the School Nutrition Training Grants (CFDA 10.532) program to the Powhatan Confederacy, a non-profit organization, for the period of June 2024 to June 2026. The grant funds will support the planning, development, promotion, delivery, and evaluation of workforce development and training initiatives to enhance the skills of school nutrition professionals, with a focus on incorporating...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $150,000 Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) grant to Lumbee Land Development, Inc. The grant supports the establishment of a Food and Nutrition Innovation Hub that will increase profitability for food businesses in the Lumbee community. The funding will allow Lumbee Land Development, Inc. to build capacity for its Department of Agriculture and Natural Resource to develop and expand...
The Oneida Nation received a $460,871 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to operate the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. FDPIR aims to provide nutritious foods to low-income households living on Indian reservations or in approved areas near reservations. As the awardee, Oneida Nation will distribute food to eligible community members and families through this...
The University of Wisconsin - Madison was awarded a $10,000,000 project grant under the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to scale up climate-smart indigenous food systems and regional food supply chains in the Great Lakes region. This transdisciplinary, participatory project aims to expand production, processing, storage, and distribution systems, as well as provide education and extension support, for integrated crop-livestock systems incorporating indigenous crop...
This federal Project Grant award of $284,154.26 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567) supports the Nez Perce Tribe, a federally recognized sovereign nation based in Lapwai, Idaho. The funding will enable the Tribe to operate food distribution sites, deliver nutrition education services, and provide culturally appropriate food assistance to low-income Native American households living on...