For the spring 2023 Community Food Grant Program cycle, SDF will award funding to new and existing community food projects to improve community food security including food production, processing and distribution projects across San Diego County to increase food sovereignty, especially in low-income communities and communities with limited access.
Donor Name: San Diego Foundation
State: California
County: San Diego (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000 to $250,000
Details:
These projects support the region’s most vulnerable communities, specifically those who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, by addressing issues of food insecurity, improving nutrition, and supporting local agriculture in San Diego County.
The Community Food Grant Program will build regional capacity for community-based, grassroots organizations by investing in long-term solutions to empower community choice and food sovereignty. It is informed by broad community engagement and the guidance of an Advisory Council comprised of local food system community leaders.
Goals
The goals of this grant program are to:
- Strengthen and scale community-led strategies to address food and nutrition insecurity with local solutions.
- Build collaboration and support among local communities to share learnings, best practices and expand networks.
- Improve community food environments, as described in the San Diego County Food Vision 2030, to increase access to healthy food and encourage local food production across low-income communities and communities of color.
Grant Priorities
This grant program addresses community informed priorities, including:
- Increasing food sovereignty and community resiliency through projects that empower community choice through localized production, processing and distribution.
- Supporting community-based, grassroots organizations to increase and sustainably expand food production through capacity building, technical assistance and capital investments.
- Fostering collaboration and providing technical assistance to build resilience and promote equitable access to resources and support for navigating regulations.
- Growing existing programming to mobilize funding and promote systems change.
Funding Information
- Grants will range from $5,000 to $250,000.
Eligible Projects
- Community gardens and food forests
- Agriculture in urban settings
- Opportunities for consumers to purchase directly from growers or farmers and fisher folk
- Infrastructure for food processing and distribution
- Education opportunities around food and farming
Eligibility Criteria
- Each proposal must be led by a nonprofit with 501(c) (3) public charity status or an equivalent tax-exempt status, located in and serving San Diego County communities.
- Entities eligible to receive a grant with equivalent tax-exempt status can include government entities such as State, County or municipal governmental units, churches providing charitable programs, and educational institutions such as public schools (districts), colleges and universities that are considered government.
- A 501(c) (3) public charity may serve as a fiscal sponsor for another applicant to administer the grant and provide regular financial reporting to San Diego Foundation.
- Any organization may be part of more than one proposal but may only serve as the lead applicant for one proposal.
- They will not fund individuals, endowments, existing obligations/debt, scholarships, or projects that promote religious or political doctrine.
For more information, visit SDF.
