The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $105,100 ARP Economic Development Grant for Rural Health Care Facilities to the Orcas Island Food Bank through April 7, 2024. The funding supports the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program, which provides $100k or more in assistance to construct, enlarge, extend, or improve community facilities that provide essential services to rural residents. Specifically, the grant will aid the Orcas Island Food Bank in expanding and...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded the Food Bank of Delaware, Inc. a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants federal grant program (CFDA 10.766). The two-year grant will support the Food Bank's construction of a new rural health care facility in Milford, Delaware, from August 2022 to August 2024. As part of the Community Facilities program, which provides funding to construct essential community facilities in rural areas, this grant...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to the Village of Oregon, Wisconsin. This grant funding will be used to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents. The grant has an award date of October 31, 2023 and a completion date of October 31, 2025. The Community Facilities Loans and Grants program...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $914,738 Formula Grant to the Oregon Department of Education through the Farm to School State Formula Grant program (CFDA 10.645). The grant will support Oregon's farm to school programs through September 2026. Specifically, funding will help strengthen Oregon's food and agriculture supply chain resilience in line with section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act by increasing the capacity of participating institutions. The...
The federal Project Grant award of $250,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The award will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems in Oregon over a two-year period from September 2024 to September 2026. The grant recipient, Friends Farm, LLC, is a woman-owned small business that will use the funding to enhance direct and...
This $930,669.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs program (CFDA 10.568) provides federal funding to the Oregon Department of Human Services to support the storage, handling, and distribution of USDA commodity foods to low-income individuals and households across Oregon. The grant covers administrative expenses associated with collecting, storing, and distributing these...
The Port Angeles Food Bank received a $918,500 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants federal grant program (CFDA 10.766). The funding will support the Port Angeles Food Bank in constructing and improving community facilities to provide essential services to rural residents in Port Angeles, Washington through April 2024. Specifically, the grant will enable the food bank to expand and enhance its operations...
The federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The award was made to Diggin Livin Farm & Apiaries LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Cave Junction, Oregon. The funding will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems in Oregon over a 2-year period from...
The State of Oregon Department of Human Services received a $1.11 million Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on May 23, 2023 to support the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) through June 30, 2025. Under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (CFDA #10.568), the funding will support administrative costs incurred by the State agency and local organizations for storage and distribution of food to supplement the diets of...
The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Gods Pantry Food Bank Inc., doing business as Americas Second Harvest, a $585,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. The two-year grant will support the construction and improvement of rural health care facilities. Specifically, the funding will enable facility enlargements and equipment upgrades at the awardee's food bank and distribution center in Lexington, KY. The Community Facilities...