Project Grant 20243380042745
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $476,794 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to The Growhaus, a Latina-led non-profit organization in Denver, Colorado. This 2-year project grant will enhance the career pathways of The Growhaus' community staff members through a comprehensive fellowship program. The fellowship will provide training to launch a pilot community-choice fresh food market, with the goal of building long-term...
- 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 $800,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program. The grant funds a 12-month Nourish Job Readiness and Entrepreneurial Accelerator program that provides culinary training, job readiness, and entrepreneurial education to students experiencing homelessness, poverty, and hunger. The program includes 280 hours of hands-on culinary training, ServSafe certification, and...
- 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...
- 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...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $706,008 under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program to Mandela Partners for the Ashland Community Kitchen Initiative in Oakland, California. The initiative will transform a 623 square foot space into a culturally relevant commercial kitchen to increase access to sustainably grown produce and production capacity for limited-resource food entrepreneurs. Specifically, Mandela Marketplace will...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $730,782 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to the New London Community Meal Center Inc. in New London, Connecticut. The grant, titled "Community-Based Solutions for Food Access", will fund a two-pronged approach to addressing food insecurity in the local community. The project will establish a mobile market to distribute healthy, Connecticut-grown produce to low-income...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $501,198 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to Enhance and Strengthen North Dakota Nonprofits & Communities, doing business as Strengthen ND. The 4-year grant, awarded on September 15, 2024, will support the launch of a mobile market truck to catalyze small-scale production agriculture, increase food access in low-income communities, and bridge gaps in North Dakota's local food...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $482,868 Project Grant under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to the New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association (NMFMA). The "Rooted in Wisdom" project will address food insecurity and diet-related diseases in New Mexico communities by partnering with six healthcare providers to provide 160 low-income participants with 12 weeks of locally grown fruits 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 pre-packaged food products; 2) enhancing future nutrition workers' ability to meet the needs of food- and nutrition-insecure residents through educational materials and nutritional health literacy sessions; 3) overcoming households' and older residents' food shopping constraints by bringing healthy food to neighborhood locations via a mobile farmers' market and produce subscription packs; and 4) developing marketing campaigns to encourage residents to spend their money within their own community to promote food sovereignty and reduce economic leakage. The project will demonstrate its impact on food availability and food/nutrition insecurity in low-income neighborhoods of color using data from student and customer surveys.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $386.0k | 7/10/24 |