Project Grant AM200100XXXXG179

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $150,000 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 17.289) grant to City Seed, Inc. (doing business as Cityseed), a non-profit organization in New Haven, Connecticut. The grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, will fund the organization's CitySeed Incubates program, which provides entrepreneurial training, shared-use commercial kitchen facilities, and...

The Urbane Development Group LTD received a $938,550.42 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The grant will support the establishment of The Mangrove Incubator Kitchen in Brooklyn, New York from September 2021 through September 2024. The Mangrove Incubator Kitchen will serve as a commercial kitchen incubator and hub for Central Brooklyn food entrepreneurs, with a focus...

Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc. (FCCAA) received an $800,000 Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Award (CFDA 93.570) from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Community Services to establish a commercial kitchen incubator in Republic, Pennsylvania. The incubator provides affordable access to commercial kitchen equipment, cold and dry storage space, and production facilities to low-income food entrepreneurs ("foodtrepreneurs") seeking to launch or...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $400,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to support the City of Waterbury's Phase II/III strategy, planning, design, and implementation for the Brass City Regional Food Hub. The EDA investment will lay the foundation for a new regional food hub operated by the Waterbury Public School District. The food hub aims to support job growth and training opportunities as well as develop local...

Fork Food Lab received a $1,054,073 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to execute Fork Food Lab 2.0. This expansion project will scale up internal systems to support 75 commercial kitchen incubator members, create new value-added services including cooperative purchasing and centralized marketing, become USDA-certified for meat processing, develop a table-top manufacturing...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $296,908.62 Project Grant to Knox Inc. under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will fund efforts to increase the availability of fresh, locally grown food in Hartford, Connecticut through the use of innovative urban agricultural practices from February 14, 2023 through January 29, 2026. As the place of performance, Hartford will be the site of new community...

Fulton Kitchen LLC received a $434,228 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand its commercial kitchen and food business incubation services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from September 2021 through September 2024. Fulton Kitchen operates a commercial kitchen and food hub in an underserved area of concentrated poverty with limited grocery access, serving to launch...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $186,471.30 Project Grant to Hartford Food System, Inc. under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Hartford Food System's planning of an aggregation-based Community Supported Agriculture share program in Hartford, Connecticut. The program aims to increase access to high-quality produce, fruits, vegetables, and meats for residents in underserved North Hartford by aggregating supplies...

The Brass City Regional Food Hub in Connecticut will receive $162,028 from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to implement a technology interface and targeted marketing efforts. The project aims to facilitate multi-tier value chain sales and brand awareness for locally sourced agricultural products through a more robust online store and wholesale customer order management system. This will allow pre-registered...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.7 million Project Grant to the West Community Economic Development Corporation to expand services at the Kitchen Network Park Hill Incubator facility in Denver, Colorado. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the funding will support personnel and equipment to build out kitchen facilities, provide onsite culinary training, business classes, and financial literacy programs through January 2026. The project aims to support an...