Project Grant 90EE1396
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Administration for Children and Families awarded $800,000 to Act! (Albany Community Together!), Inc., under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) on September 30, 2025, through the Community Economic Development (CED) funding mechanism. This Project Grant provides below-market-rate financing to establish the Harlem Legacy Wellness Center, a comprehensive "one-stop" healthcare facility in Albany, Georgia that will...
- The Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) received an $800,000 Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards (CFDA 93.570) project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, awarded September 30, 2025, to support the ECDI Food Manufacturing Job Creation Initiative. ECDI will utilize these Community Economic Development (CED) funds to assist Dos Hermanos, an established Mexican restaurant operating five brick-and-mortar...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Main Street Launch, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Oakland, California, received an $800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Community Services under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) on September 30, 2025. The award supports expansion of the San Francisco Business Resilience Loan Fund, an existing initiative providing low-interest loans and...
- This federal Project Grant award for $800,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570). The grant will fund the "CERCA AND CALLE CUARTA - 4TH STREET DEVELOPMENT (FORMERLY SOUTHERN TIRE MART)" initiative led by the non-profit organization Yes Housing Inc. The project aims to promote economic self-sufficiency through community economic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded $800,000 to Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC) under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) on September 30, 2025. NWSCDC deployed these Community Economic Development (CED) funds as a loan to GigaCrete Midwest, a modular home manufacturing company, to finance equipment acquisition, facility buildout costs,...
- Lawrence CommunityWorks, Inc. received an $800,000 Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Award (CFDA 93.570) from the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2029. Under this Community Economic Development (CED) funding mechanism, the organization is redeveloping a former mill building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, as part of its Union Crossing Initiative to create commercial space housing La Fruteria...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $800,000 through the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) to Kentucky Highlands Community Development Corporation (KHCDC) on September 30, 2025, for a project period extending through September 29, 2028. Under this Community Economic Development (CED) funding mechanism, KHCDC is providing below-market-rate working capital...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services awarded $800,000 to Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc. (FCCAA) under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) to establish a commercial kitchen incubator in Republic, Pennsylvania. The project, awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028, provides affordable shared kitchen space, commercial equipment, cold and dry...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded Yes Housing Inc. a $248,711 Project Grant under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will fund planning efforts to explore leveraging multifamily and mixed-use developments in Albuquerque, New Mexico to grow food, build community, and create green spaces from February 2023 to February 2025. Specifically, Yes Housing Inc. will use the funding to plan how to...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Foodshed Cooperative Inc. a $564,500 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Foodshed will transition its emergency food distribution operations implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to a sustainable model increasing retail sales 25% annually. Funding will support planning with Foodshed's farmer network to achieve aggregation goals and improve distribution capacity at its Central San Diego...
On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded Yes Housing Inc. (YHI) $800,000 through the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570), Community Economic Development (CED) funding track. YHI extended this loan to the Agri-Cultura Cooperative Network (ACN), a wholesale agricultural distribution business, to purchase equipment for the newly developed Aldea del Rio Food Hub (ADRFHF)—an agricultural commerce center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The equipment purchases include cold storage units, conveyor wash stations, processing equipment, packing tables, and shelving to fully outfit the facility and finalize development of a 97-acre agrihood space. The project directly supports over 70 local farmers by providing centralized infrastructure to prepare agricultural products for handling and distribution, thereby increasing production capacity and revenue while improving community access to fresh, locally-sourced produce. The initiative is projected to create 29 new full-time permanent jobs, with 22 positions designated for low-income individuals, spanning management, finance, marketing, transportation, maintenance, and production sectors. Employees receive comprehensive benefits including paid time off, flexible scheduling, dental and vision insurance, and career advancement opportunities, supplemented by wraparound supportive services such as childcare assistance, workforce development, behavioral health consultations, and case management provided through YHI's partnerships with local organizations. The project leverages an additional $11.8 million in complementary funding, with a completion date of September 29, 2028.Aldea del Rio Food Hub Project Grant Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 12/22/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 9/30/25 | ||
| Not listed | $800.0k | 9/26/25 |