Project Grant NR213A750001G008

Equiti Foods, LLC will use a $317,174 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to develop local and regional food systems in North Carolina. Equiti Foods will purchase excess and grade B produce from small farmers to produce frozen "Good Bowls" meals based on the Mediterranean diet. The company will partner with local commercial kitchens to produce the meals, creating economic...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Healthy Harvest Food Bank, Inc. doing business as Healthy Harvest Food Bank. The grant period runs from April 27, 2021 through April 27, 2023 to support the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. Under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766), grant funds will be used to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve a community facility providing essential services to...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to Harvest Home Farmers Market Inc. The three-year award will support the organization's Farm-to-City program, which aims to increase access to affordable, healthy food in underserved New York communities through 2024. Key services include providing subsidies to offset transportation and labor costs for regional farmers bringing...

The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) received a $465,943 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA 10.331). The award will support ASAP's implementation of a Farm Fresh Prescription Program centered on direct-to-consumer sales in Asheville, North Carolina from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The program aims to improve...

The Healthy Food Project of Johnstown-Cambria will receive $561,602 under a Community Food Projects grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to expand the capacity of local healthy food growers and suppliers in Johnstown and Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The project aims to increase access to healthy foods for low-income consumers in the area through 2026. As intended by the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program, this funding will support...

This Project Grant award of $480,441 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Nutrition (CFDA 10.331, Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program) to Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc. (FHCSD), a Federally Qualified Health Center, to implement the Produce Delivery Program and Food as Medicine (PDP-FAM) initiative. The PDP-FAM initiative will deliver 20-pound fresh produce box subscriptions directly from a local farm to the homes of over 400...

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...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $991,221 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships program to Harvesting Good of Maine. The grant will support the development of New England's only regional vegetable processing operation to supply fresh processed broccoli to grocery and institutional food service customers throughout the six-state region year-round. Harvesting Good will purchase broccoli from Circle B Farms and contract with food...

This Project Grant award totaling $649,081 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Program (CFDA 10.310). The award will fund research to: Develop store-level measures of the healthfulness of food offerings that account for prices, using validated questionnaires, store-level scanner data, and product nutrition information. Identify market boundaries by store format...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) will fund initiatives by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health to improve access to local foods in child nutrition programs. Key activities will include procuring local foods for school meals, developing school gardens, providing agricultural education, and strengthening supply chains between local producers and schools. As the...