Project Grant 20237043838705
- The International Rescue Committee, Inc. was awarded a $748,038 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. The grant will support the Cultivate NYC initiative, which aims to bring together stakeholders across New York City's food system to address food insecurity and foster understanding of national trends. The funding period is from November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2026 for the...
- The International Rescue Committee Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The goal of this project is to improve food security for refugees and immigrants in Tucson, Arizona through increased access to urban agriculture infrastructure, training, and resources from February 2023 to January 2026. The Urban Agriculture and...
- 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 International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City (IRC SLC) will provide urban farming and food justice initiatives for new American youth through its Youth, Agriculture, Livestock and Leadership Program (Y'ALL) Project. Funded by a $755,828 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects (CFP) federal grant program, the Y'ALL Project will engage 68 new American youth through September 2025. Specifically, IRC...
- This $749,997 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.311 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program) supports the "New Roots in Arizona" initiative led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a non-profit organization. The grant will help 100 socially disadvantaged beginning farmers in Arizona overcome barriers to success, including lack of resources, low financial literacy, inadequate training, and...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $628,814 Project Grant through the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program to Afrithrive Inc., a non-profit organization located in Silver Spring, MD. The grant funding will support the "The Pathways to Sustainability: Alliance for Community Food Access (ACFA)" project, which aims to create a sustainable, community-focused food system in the Essex/Middle River region to enhance food...
- This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program provides $235,000 to Community Farmers Markets Inc. in Atlanta, GA. The project aims to address food insecurity and strengthen the local food system by expanding a model of pop-up markets that bring locally grown produce into underserved neighborhoods. The project will also provide training, mentorship, and...
- The North Coast Opportunities, Inc. (NCO) received a three-year, $686,943.62 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Community Food Projects (CFP) program. The grant will support NCO's Better Food, Better Living project to improve food security and self-reliance for vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness or precarious housing in Lake and Mendocino Counties, California. Through the project, NCO will deliver food...
- 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...
- This federal Project Grant award of $748,840 was provided by the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, a civilian agency, under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 10.225). The grant will fund a school-based community food project proposed by Quincy Asian Resources Inc. (QARI), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to address food security needs for migrant and asylum-seeking families in New York City. The project will: (1) provide produce bags to 800 families...
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) was awarded a $701,304 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP). Through its Food Sync Project, IRC will work with stakeholders across the local food system in Piedmont, CA from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2025. The project aims to foster understanding of national food security trends and how they might be applied to improve the local food system. Activities will bring together distinct parts of the food system to address food access and security issues for low-income individuals. The funding will support IRC's efforts to strengthen the community food system through collaboration and application of national food policy insights at the local level.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $350.7k | 10/5/22 |