Project Grant NU58DP007067

The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance (HDFAA) will receive $591,404 under a three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to implement the Increasing Food Security in Central Oregon project. The grant is part of the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP), which aims to support community-based efforts to address food security through comprehensive responses to local food, farm, and nutrition issues. Through...

This $294,322 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service's Regional Food System Partnerships program will fund Oregon State University to develop action plans and infrastructure for regional food system development in Oregon through 2023. Working with an existing network of eight local food hubs, OSU will research, train, and plan to identify shared physical and human capital opportunities. This includes infrastructure like trucks and cold storage, as well...

This two-year, $328,712 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service supports the development of a regional food systems partnership in the Western Treasure Valley region spanning southeastern Oregon and western Idaho. Funded under the Regional Food System Partnerships program, the award recipient Valley Family Health Care will facilitate planning and feasibility studies to increase regional food processing, distribution, and access capacities. Key...

The Lake County Community Development Corporation received a $1,279,546.99 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service on October 31, 2021 to support the Northwest Food Hub Network pilot program through October 30, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Regional Food System Partnerships program, which supports partnerships to develop local and regional food systems and encourage food economy viability and resilience. Specifically, the funding will...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the Oregon Department of Human Services $2,801,913 on October 1, 2025, under the Nutrition Services Incentive Program (CFDA 93.053), a formula grant supporting nutrition services for older adults through September 30, 2027. The grant funds the purchase of domestically produced foods or USDA Foods for use in preparing congregate and home-delivered meals delivered by nutrition services programs. Funds are...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Oregon State University $618,783 under the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (CFDA 10.514) on October 1, 2025, for delivery through September 30, 2030. Oregon State University will deliver nutrition education to low-income families and youth in Oregon, with priorities on improving food resource management skills in adults and improving adult participant handwashing skills. The program emphasizes teaching...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575), is funding a $457,731 initiative led by Rural Action Inc. to expand access to healthy, local foods in K-12 schools across Appalachian Ohio and West Virginia. The project involves local food procurement, professional development and training, multi-state peer learning, agricultural education, and workforce development, delivered in...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $209,024 Formula Grant to the State of Oregon - Department of Human Services under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant funds will support the CSFP program's goal of improving health outcomes for low-income elderly Oregonians aged 60 and older by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods distributed through local public and...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the Oregon Department of Human Services $11.21 million on October 1, 2025, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services program (CFDA 93.045) for home-delivered meals to older adults. The award runs through September 30, 2027, and supports nutrition services including nutritious meals, nutrition education, and other appropriate nutrition services to maintain health,...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Colorado State University $1 million on June 15, 2026, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to develop and pilot the Health Education and Lifelong Food Solutions (SHELFS) program, a community-driven public health intervention designed to increase consumption of nutrient-dense whole foods and reduce ultra-processed food intake in high-disease-burden populations. SHELFS integrates...