Project Grant 20253380045193
- 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 Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $46.88 million Project Grant to Action For Healthy Kids under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability (CFDA 10.579) federal grant program. The grant will fund CNP HEALTHY MEALS INCENTIVE services from February 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The grant aims to support the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grants, which are competitively awarded subgrants to...
- This $772,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 10.225), supports an initiative led by Kids Food Basket, a non-profit organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The project aims to build upon the organization's efforts focused on improving food security, nutrition education, and community well-being in Muskegon County, Michigan, with a...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,742,478.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program (CFDA 10.579), supports training and technical assistance initiatives delivered by the non-profit organization Action For Healthy Kids, Inc. The award, with a performance period from September 26, 2024 to December 31, 2025, will enable Action For Healthy Kids to provide subgrants to local...
- The Dekalb County Community Gardens NFP (DCCG) was awarded a $748,042 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP, CFDA #10.225). The four-year award beginning November 1, 2022 will support DCCG's efforts to establish a Community Food Health and Education Center in Kirkland, Illinois through October 31, 2026. As intended under the CFPCGP, the Center will bring...
- This federal Project Grant award, issued by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program, will provide $948,805.00 to the University of Illinois to conduct an 8-week summer program called "ICAN". The program aims to prevent summer learning loss and promote healthy behaviors to reduce childhood obesity risk among children affected by poverty. Key objectives include educating future professionals in fields...
- 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 $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will create the Western Region Nutrition Security Collaborative. The project aims to address critical challenges to improving nutrition security and reducing health disparities across the western region. Key objectives include: 1) establishing a collaborative network of regional stakeholders, 2) conducting...
- This $561,084 three-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP) will support Linwood Property Inc.'s efforts to improve food access and health outcomes in underserved Kansas City neighborhoods. Specifically, the awardee will expand successful community education programs on nutrition, food purchasing, and urban agriculture; develop a new commercial kitchen into an incubator...
- This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Community Food Projects program (CFDA 10.225) provides $477,318 to the Entrepreneurs Academy to establish a pioneering hydroponic farming initiative in Harvey, Illinois. The project utilizes a modified shipping container to cultivate a variety of crops year-round, addressing food insecurity in local food deserts while promoting sustainable urban agriculture...
This federal Project Grant award of $752,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 10.225) will support the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in formalizing community leadership and capacity building within their existing West Side Food Collaborative. The project aims to help the Collaborative secure Medicaid reimbursement for nutrition support services by providing technical assistance in areas such as training, program development, data analysis, referral systems, health communication, and dissemination of research and best practices. This proof-of-concept project seeks to demonstrate how Medicaid reimbursement funds can be leveraged locally to position food businesses to provide nutrition support services as they become available in Illinois.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $376.0k | 9/9/25 |