Project Grant P116N230118

This $400,000 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) aims to engage in outreach and recruitment at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) to cultivate diverse baccalaureate graduates trained as certified lactation counselors (CLCs) prepared to work in USDA's Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The key products and...

This $750,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) will fund research at the University of California, Los Angeles to address college food insecurity and promote healthy eating among vulnerable student populations. Over the one-year period from December 2022 through November 2023, the grantee and sub-awardee Chico State Enterprises will develop a framework for understanding barriers to and motivators for food...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Team Nutrition Grants program (CFDA 10.574) to the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE), doing business as Lacoe. This funding will support the implementation of the CNP TEAM NUTRITION initiative through September 2026. The Team Nutrition Grants program aims to improve children's lifelong healthy eating and physical activity habits through nutrition education initiatives...

The University Corporation received a $650,000 three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will support the Nutrition and Food Workforce Pathways for Underrepresented Students Project, which aims to expand career pathways in nutrition, dietetics, and food science for underrepresented students through workforce training....

The North Coast Opportunities, Inc. (NCO) received a three-year, $686,943.62 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Community Food Projects (CFP) program. The grant will support NCO's Better Food, Better Living project to improve food security and self-reliance for vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness or precarious housing in Lake and Mendocino Counties, California. Through the project, NCO will deliver food...

The Centro Cultural Del Condado De Washington (CCCDW) received a $732,300.22 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) on July 15, 2022 to support community food projects through July 14, 2026. Under NIFA's Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP), which aims to improve local food systems through collaboration across sectors, CCCDW will deliver services to foster understanding of food security and...

This $1,199,365 Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) aims to develop culturally aware leaders and role models from underrepresented minority college students (UMCs) in dietetics. The "Becoming Culturally Aware Leaders (BCAL) Scholars Program" will provide scholarships and training to a cohort of 60 UMC graduate and...

This $1,200,000 Project Grant award under the USDA NIFA Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) aims to increase diversity and representation in the nutrition and food science fields. The 4-year grant, awarded to the University Corporation at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), a Hispanic-Serving Institution, will: Raise awareness of nutrition and food science careers and educational pathways among 3,500 high school and 1,000 community college...

This four-year, $975,314 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants program will support collaboration between California State University, Monterey Bay and the University of California, Santa Cruz to broaden participation in sustainable agriculture education. Key initiatives include a two-year scholars program at CSUMB for underrepresented undergraduate students majoring in food,...

This Federal Formula Grant award of $7,215,961.00 from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), under the Nutrition Services Incentive Program (CFDA 93.053), provides funding to the Department of Aging California to support the efficient delivery of nutritious meals to older adults through home-delivered and congregate meal programs. The grant aims to enhance the quality and sustainability of nutrition services for California's aging population, promoting seniors' health, independence, and...