Project Grant 90EE1398
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Community Kitchen Pittsburgh (CKP) received a $752,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 10.225) awarded on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2029. CKP will deliver comprehensive food security and workforce development services addressing both immediate hunger relief and systemic food system challenges in Allegheny County,...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $715,099 to Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc. under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) on October 1, 2025, for a three-year project period concluding September 30, 2028. This Area Development grant supports organizational capacity building and economic development initiatives designed to strengthen economic growth and community development potential in Appalachia. The funding will advance...
- Community Kitchen Pittsburgh received a $661,496 Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 30, 2027. This award supports the organization's organizational capacity building initiatives, which align with ARC's strategic objective to strengthen community and economic development potential and increase resident education, knowledge, and skills across the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc. $1,404,100 under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This Project Grant funding supports the organization's comprehensive efforts to address homelessness in the Uniontown, Pennsylvania area through the establishment and operation...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc. $143,797 under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This Project Grant supports the organization's ongoing efforts to address homelessness in the Uniontown, Pennsylvania area through establishment and operation of CoC-eligible projects, which may include permanent supportive housing for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Community Services awarded Southeastern Community Action Partnership, Inc. an $800,000 Project Grant under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028. This award supports "Southeastern Utah's Revival: Entrepreneurial Loans and LMI Employment Barrier Reduction," a Community Economic Development (CED) initiative designed to address poverty and...
- 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...
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 storage facilities, and production equipment to low-income food entrepreneurs ("foodtrepreneurs") seeking to launch or expand businesses including food trucks, catering operations, bakeries, packaged goods production, and niche market food enterprises. In addition to physical infrastructure, the incubator delivers coordinated supportive services including business planning assistance, training programs, and certification/licensure support. FCCAA has established partnerships with Westmoreland County Community College for accredited culinary arts and baking/pastry programs, local banks for startup financing, the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council, and the local workforce investment board to enhance service delivery. The project is designed to create 30 jobs, with 23 positions targeted for individuals with low incomes, thereby directly addressing elevated poverty, unemployment, and food insecurity rates in Fayette County.Federal Grant Award 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 |