Project Grant 20EDHOR001
- The Foodcorps, Inc. was awarded a $184,946 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522). The grant will support Foodcorps FASLP: Developing the Next Generation of School Nutrition Leaders from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The project aims to increase capacity for food, garden, and nutrition education within host organizations and school cafeterias and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $458,803 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) was provided to Foodcorps, Inc., a non-profit organization, through the USDA's Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575). The grant supports Foodcorps' initiatives to connect New York schools with local farms and provide nutrition education, school gardening, and improved school meal options. This funding will enable Foodcorps to continue its work of deploying...
- This $224,818 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support Growing Gardens in delivering food, garden, and nutrition education services through its "Growing Food; Cultivating Leaders" program. The two-year program aims to connect over 4,000 students and families in Portland, Oregon with sustainable agriculture and food systems education through hands-on learning at 11 schools. It will promote local foods in school...
- This two-year, $637,885 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management funds Hunger Free America's 2022-2024 AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program. Under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017), 600 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will conduct food benefits outreach, emergency food preparation and distribution assistance, pantry support, nutrition education, community gardening, and capacity building aid for...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Arkansas Department of Education $842,819 under the Farm to School State Formula Grant program (CFDA 10.645) for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2026. This formula grant funding will support Arkansas' farm to school program efforts to strengthen food and agriculture supply chain resiliency in accordance with section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act by increasing the capacity of participating...
- This two-year, $292,948 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service through the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017) funds Colby's Army Inc. to address food insecurity in Cheatham, Davidson, and Montgomery Counties in Tennessee. 150 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will source, sort, package, and deliver food donations to 1,200 individuals at least five times each. Volunteers will also provide nutritional counseling and referrals to health and...
- This $100,000 USDA Farm to School Grant, awarded on July 22, 2024, supports the Health Partners Initiative, a non-profit organization based in Lincoln, Nebraska, in implementing a 24-month project to improve access to local foods in child nutrition programs. The project will focus on three key activities: local food procurement, school garden development, and agricultural education. The grant is funded through the USDA's Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575), which aims to connect schools...
- Sprouting Farms Corp will receive $216,382 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522) to grow farm to school initiatives in the New River Gorge region from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program aims to increase capacity for food, garden, and nutrition education within host organizations and school cafeterias as well as...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $100,000 Farm to School Grant to Healthy Communities Of The Capital Area (HCCA), a non-profit public health organization, to implement farm-to-school programs that improve access to local foods in USDA Child Nutrition Programs. The funding will support HCCA's efforts to provide nutrition education, increase local food access, and empower youth through farm-to-school activities over the two-year grant period from July 2023 to June...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $10 million project grant to Full Plates Full Potential, a nonprofit organization located in Brunswick, ME, on March 30, 2023 with a completion date of December 31, 2028. The grant funding will support the CNP HEALTHY MEALS INCENTIVE project under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability (CFDA 10.579) federal grant program. The CNP HEALTHY MEALS INCENTIVE project aims to incentivize local educational agencies...
FOODCORPS PROPOSES TO HAVE 150 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL CONNECT CHILDREN TO HEALTHY FOOD IN LIMITED-RESOURCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY TEACHING NUTRITION EDUCATION, BUILDING AND TENDING SCHOOL GARDENS, AND PROMOTING LOCALLY GROWN FOOD IN CAFETERIAS ACROSS ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, IOWA, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, MONTANA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON D.C. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, FOODCORPS AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MEASURABLY IMPROVING CHILDREN'S PREFERENCE FOR AND BEHAVIOR TOWARD EATING HEALTHY FOODS, THEREBY OVERCOMING A KEY BARRIER IN ADDRESSING THE NATION'S COSTLY EPIDEMIC OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND OTHER DIET-RELATED DISEASES. IN ADDITION, AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE 4,500 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN PROMOTING HEALTHY FOODS TO CHILDREN AND SUPPORTING LONG-TERM, HEALTHY CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL FOOD ENVIRONMENTS THAT AFFECT CHILDREN'S DIETARY BEHAVIOR. THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF HEALTHY FUTURES. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $2,310,000 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $2,940,000 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($3m) | 1/23/24 | ||
| Not listed | $5.0m | 9/28/20 | ||
| Not listed | $2.3m | 6/17/20 |