Project Grant 23OMDGCA0096
- The San Francisco Bay Area Local Food Purchasing Collaborative was awarded a $226,540 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The Collaborative will develop a Bay Area Good Food Purchasing Roadmap and technical assistance toolkit to support large institutional food purchasers in the region, including school districts, hospitals, and corrections facilities collectively serving over 100,000 people daily...
- This federal Project Grant award of $100,000.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575). The grant will fund initiatives by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to improve access to local foods in child nutrition programs. Key activities include procuring local foods for school meals, developing school gardens, providing agricultural education, and strengthening supply chains...
- 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...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the California Department of Education a $3.9 million Formula Grant under the Farm to School State Formula Grant program (CFDA 10.645) for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The grant funding will support California's state-operated 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 of 2021....
- The Ecology Center Inc. was awarded an $823,684.47 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to strengthen and expand California's farmers' market industry through September 2024. The grant will fund efforts to promote 650 farmers' markets and support over 2,200 producers. This includes digital and grassroots marketing campaigns to develop new customer bases for direct-marketing...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service under the Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) Program (CFDA 10.188) provides $4,717,941 to California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), Inc. to improve and expand market access for small and underserved organic farmers. The key goals are to address obstacles to organic sales growth, create new market paths for small/underserved organic producers, and educate farmers on effectively marketing...
- Grow2Zero Farms was awarded a $591,684.97 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program to address food insecurity in Long Beach, California through June 2026. The organization will partner with Feel Good Salsa Kitchen and Sowing Seeds of Change to conduct a needs assessment, incorporate healthy prepared foods into its existing weekly rescued food distribution at three locations in Long Beach neighborhoods,...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program to Growing Gardens, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Portland, OR. The award will fund a partnership between Growing Gardens and Zenger Farm to promote agricultural education, curriculum development, and youth leadership development focused on food systems...
- This $499,699.00 Farm to School Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service on December 1, 2023, will fund a 3-year project implemented by the Tides Center in San Francisco, CA to improve access to local foods in USDA Child Nutrition Programs. Key activities will include implementing farm to school programs, procuring local foods for school meals, developing school gardens, providing agricultural education, and enhancing supply chains between local producers...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575), is funding a $457,731 initiative led by Rural Action Inc. to expand access to healthy, local foods in K-12 schools across Appalachian Ohio and West Virginia. The project involves local food procurement, professional development and training, multi-state peer learning, agricultural education, and workforce development, delivered in...
TURNING GREENWILLINTEGRATE MORE LOCAL ORGANIC FOOD INTO CALIFORNIAS K12 SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS LEVERAGING THE SUBSTANTIAL PURCHASING POWER OF THE SCHOOL FOOD SECTOR TO CULTIVATE A ROBUST ORGANIC SUPPLY CHAIN. THE PROJECT AIMS TO CONNECT SCHOOL FOOD NETWORKS WITH SMALL ORGANIC FARMERS AND ASSOCIATED AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSING ON THE ACQUISITION OF ORGANIC GRAINS AND LIVESTOCK FEED ORGANIC DAIRY ORGANIC FIBERS ORGANIC LEGUMES AND OTHER ROTATIONAL CROPS AND ORGANIC INGREDIENTS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE IN ORGANIC FORM. THIS INITIATIVE ANTICIPATES A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF THE ORGANIC MARKETPLACE DRIVEN BY INCREASED DEMAND FROM SCHOOLS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT FARMERS PROCESSORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. TURNING GREEN HAS SUCCESSFULLY PARTNERED WITH SEVEN MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SINCE 2020 BUILDING UPON A PRIOR EFFORT WHERE THEY COLLABORATED WITH A DISTRICT OF 28000 STUDENTS TRANSITIONING THEIR ENTIRE MEAL PROGRAM TO 100 ORGANIC THROUGH 41 NEW VENDORS RESULTING IN OVER 17 MILLION FLOWING INTO THE ORGANIC SUPPLY CHAIN. BY WORKING TO IDENTIFY GAPS AND MARKET BARRIERS TURNING GREEN WILL CREATE SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS FOR THE PLANNING DELIVERY AND CONSUMPTION OF HIGHQUALITY ORGANIC GOODS WITHIN SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS ENHANCING THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE PRODUCTS FOR CONSUMERS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $355.8k | 8/23/24 |