The Community Food Security through Gardening Grant seeks to support projects that strengthen a broad definition of food security that means access by all people at all times to safe, nutritious, and local food for healthy lifestyles.
Donor Name: The Alaska Community Foundation
State: Alaska
County: Matanuska-Susitna Borough (AK)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/29/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Areas of Interests
Agriculture, Community Development, Environment.
Priorities
Priority will be given to organizations that:
- Are located within the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. Funding is available for projects outside the Matanuska Valley.
- Provide participants with hands-on practical education regarding location-specific gardening best practices, crop selection, garden planning, and outcomes that empower participants to boost community food security by way of gardening.
- Demonstrate a commitment to addressing food security concerns via growing and distributing nutritious produce within the community in which the organization is located.
- Intend to use grant funds for school gardens, community gardens, tower gardens, edible gardens, and other hands-on projects that build gardens.
- Leverage funds from other sources (local, state, federal, other grants, funds from the organization itself, and in-kind donations).
Funding Information
With a budget of $100,000, ACF will award $10,000 grants to projects.
Project Period
Grant-funded projects must be completed within 9 months from the date of grant disbursement (funds are anticipated to be granted and paid out March 2024, with final reports due December 30, 2024). Extensions may be requested.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include: 501(c)(3) nonprofit or equivalent organizations located in the state of Alaska. Equivalent organizations may include tribes, schools, churches, local government agencies and programs.
- Ineligible applicants include: Individuals, for profit, 501(c)(4) or (c)(6) organizations, non-Alaska based organizations; and state or federal government agencies.
Selection Criteria
Applications will be reviewed by an advisory committee according to the following criteria:
- Aligned Purpose: To what extent is the purpose of the project aligned with the goal of engaging community members in a reliable source of food for participants and communities?
- Targeted Impact: To what extent does the project plan include clear, concrete measures of success?
- Strong applications should demonstrate how funding will directly impact gardening and food security in the community served by the project.
- Projects involving training should demonstrate metrics on how many participants have/will be trained upon completion of the project and their perceived reach in the community (number of community members involved, impacted, taught, etc.).
- Hands-on Approach: To what extent is the project hands-on?
- Collaboration: To what extent does the project engage partner organizations to achieve its vision? And to what extent does the project leverage funds from other sources?
- Sustainability: To what extent does the project plan indicate a commitment to the long-term?
- Strong applications should demonstrate how funding will directly impact gardening and food security in the community served by the project.
For more information, visit ACF.
