Project Grant 20237043838733
- 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...
- Mandela Partners received a $590,713.90 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to strengthen markets for its network of BIPOC farmers and increase consumer demand for local agricultural products. Specifically, Mandela Partners will expand its Mandela Community Supported Agriculture Program from two to four access points to provide low-income residents with sustainably grown...
- This Project Grant award of $480,441 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Nutrition (CFDA 10.331, Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program) to Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc. (FHCSD), a Federally Qualified Health Center, to implement the Produce Delivery Program and Food as Medicine (PDP-FAM) initiative. The PDP-FAM initiative will deliver 20-pound fresh produce box subscriptions directly from a local farm to the homes of over 400...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) CFDA 10.331 provides $480,440.00 to Shalom Farms, Inc. to implement a 3-year produce prescription program. Over the 3-year period, the program will serve 3 cohorts of 20 participants each year, providing 12 weeks of active programming followed by 12 weeks of sustained management, coaching, peer support,...
- 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...
- 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 totaling $649,081 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Program (CFDA 10.310). The award will fund research to: Develop store-level measures of the healthfulness of food offerings that account for prices, using validated questionnaires, store-level scanner data, and product nutrition information. Identify market boundaries by store format...
- Farming Hope will use a $800,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Community Food Projects (CFP) program to expand its garden-to-table job training program and community food hub operations in San Francisco, California from June 2023 through May 2027. As a non-profit community development organization, Farming Hope will provide a 12-week paid apprenticeship program where individuals learn culinary and food industry job skills...
- The County of Alameda Public Health Department has received a $483,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to support its Recipe4Health Food as Medicine Initiative. This initiative partners with a network of Federally Qualified Health Centers to improve food security and health outcomes for Medi-Cal eligible residents who are in high need of nutritional and behavioral supports. The funding will enable the initiative to...
The Deep Medicine Circle was awarded a $746,870 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. The grant will support the organization's "FARMING IS MEDICINE: CULTIVATING FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ALONG SF BAY AREA RURAL-URBAN CORRIDORS" project from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2026. The project aims to bring together stakeholders across the food system in Oakland, California to foster understanding of national food security trends and improve the local food system. It will cultivate food sovereignty through farming along rural-urban transportation corridors in the San Francisco Bay Area. The total funding amount of $746,870 will support these efforts to enhance food security and food access through local agriculture and community engagement over the four-year grant period.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $373.4k | 10/11/22 |