Project Grant 20253380045227
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 Appalachian Area Development) awarded a $1,454,841 Project Grant to Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, a non-profit organization doing business as Pittsburgh Community Kitchen. The funding will enable Community Kitchen Pittsburgh to deliver culinary training programs and create employment pathways in the food services industry from October 2023 through September 2026. The organization provides workforce development initiatives focused on...
- 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...
- The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program (MCHPP) in Brunswick, Maine received a $696,848 Community Food Projects Competitive Grant (CFDA 10.225) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant funds the MCHPP Community Kitchen project, which aims to address food insecurity, support the regional food economy, and serve as a model for other organizations. The project will make a commercial kitchen facility available for community use at no or low...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $752,000 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to God's Pantry Food Bank, Inc. (doing business as America's Second Harvest) to renovate a new distribution center in Lexington, Kentucky. The key addition to this facility is a production kitchen where ingredients from across the Commonwealth can be transformed into nourishing meals by local workforce trainees and culinary professionals. This...
- The Healthy Food Project of Johnstown-Cambria will receive $561,602 under a Community Food Projects grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to expand the capacity of local healthy food growers and suppliers in Johnstown and Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The project aims to increase access to healthy foods for low-income consumers in the area through 2026. As intended by the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program, this funding will support...
- 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 $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 (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 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...
- East End Food Institute received a $787,416 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects (CFP) program to support local food system development and nutrition education initiatives. Through the award period of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2027, East End Food Institute will utilize the funding to build out a commercial kitchen facility and partner with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCE Suffolk) to expand nutrition...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.225 - Community Food Projects) provides $752,000 to Community Kitchen Pittsburgh (CKP) to strengthen food security, nutrition, and employment opportunities in the regional food economy. CKP's programs directly address both immediate hunger relief and systemic food system challenges by linking local farmers, food entrepreneurs, job seekers, and employers to support a regional food economy that prioritizes nutrition, workforce development, and integrated solutions for food access. Key activities include providing 2,000 meals per day through the Community Meals Program, offering culinary and butchery workforce training, and implementing employment and training activities for SNAP recipients. This comprehensive approach aims to leverage existing resources to help address food insecurity and support sustainable employment pathways in the food industry. The award period runs from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $376.0k | 9/9/25 |