The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is currently accepting applications for its Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $400,000
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
Purpose and Priorities
The primary goals of the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP), Assistance Listing 10.225 are as follows (7 U.S.C. 2034(b)):
- Meet the food needs of low-income individuals through food distribution, community outreach to assist in participation in Federally assisted nutrition programs, or improving access to food as part of a comprehensive service;
- Increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of the communities; and
- Promote comprehensive responses to local food access, farm, and nutrition issues; or
- Meet specific state, tribal, local or neighborhood food and agricultural needs including needs relating to:
- Equipment necessary for the efficient operation of a project; planning for long term solutions; or
- The creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and low-income consumers.
Types of Grants
- Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Projects
- Planning Projects (PP)
- Community Food Projects (CFP).
Funding Information
- Training and Technical Assistance Grant
- Award not to exceed $250,000 awarded annually on continuation basis; not to exceed $1M over 4 years
- Period of Performance: Not to exceed four 4 years
- Planning Project (PP)
- Average award is $25,000 for 12-36 months. Maximum award is $35,000 over 12-36 months. One-time award.
- Planning Activity Duration: 12-36 Months; Not to Exceed 3 years.
- Community Food Project
- Average award is $298,000 over 36 to 48 months. The minimum award is $125,000 over 12 months and maximum award is $400,000 over 48 months.
- Not to exceed 48 Months.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a grant under subsection (b), a public food program service provider, a tribal organization, or a private nonprofit entity, including gleaners, must-
- have experience in the area of-
- community food work, particularly concerning small and medium-sized farms, including the provision of food to people in low-income communities and the development of new markets in low-income communities for agricultural producers;
- job training and business development activities for food-related activities in low-income communities; or
- efforts to reduce food insecurity in the community, including food distribution, improving access to services, or coordinating services and programs;
- demonstrate competency to implement a project, provide fiscal accountability, collect data, and prepare reports and other necessary documentation;
- demonstrate a willingness to share information with researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties; and
- collaborate with 1 or more local partner organizations to achieve at least 1 hunger-free communities’ goal.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
