The Arlington County Department of Human Services has announced the grants to support the implementation of its Food Security Strategic Plan.
Donor Name: Arlington County Department of Human Services
State: Virginia
County: Arlington County (VA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,500 to $25,000
Details:
The Strategic Plan was published in October 2022 and identified 28 strategies in five categories that would support the improvement of food security in Arlington. Funding will be available to local organizations implementing selected aspects of the Strategic Plan. Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) or faith-based organization.
Funding Information
Grants can range from $2,500 to $25,000. Organizations may apply for up to three projects with a total grant request totaling no more than $60,000. A separate application must be submitted for each project proposal. A total of $150,000 in one-time funding is available.
Eligible Activities
To be eligible, projects must support at least one of the following strategies of the Strategic Plan.
- Systemic Change
- Improve nutrition equity by working to eliminate, reduce, and prevent disparities in food security policies, procedures, and practices to ensure that all those in need of food assistance receive the support they need.
- Food Access
- Enhance school-based supplemental food offerings, including food pantries, in-school snacks, and weekend food support.
- Establish new charitable food distributions in neighborhoods with unmet need.
- Increase capacity to deliver charitable food to those unable to access available resources.
- Increase food rescue & redistribution operations.
- Outreach & Education
- Promote food assistance resources and assist residents with enrolling in programs for which they may be eligible.
- Implement a coordinated SNAP outreach campaign.
- Increase nutrition education opportunities for residents of all ages.
- Partner with resident community leaders to share information about resources in key languages and provide compensation for their work.
- Capacity Building
- Develop training materials to inform social services staff and volunteers about food assistance programs, specifically SNAP and WIC, and help residents apply.
- Provide trauma-informed care training for staff & volunteers working with food insecure residents.
- Create a cultural foods guide for charitable food providers with partners from the region.
- Increase the capacity to share locally-grown produce from gardeners and farms with food pantries through expanded donation processing infrastructure.
- Collaborate with Arlington Public Schools (APS) through its forums to review existing programs and practices and address food equity.
- Informed Decision Making
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- Use varied levels of engagement to encourage food assistance recipients to provide valuable feedback on programs and services.
- Collect data from food assistance organizations that provides information about usage trends and services provided.
Eligibility Requirements
Eligible organizations must serve or wish to serve Arlington residents through one of the above-listed strategies outlined in the Food Security Strategic Plan and be either:
- an IRS designated 501c3 nonprofit organization OR
- a faith-based organization
Organizations may be based in other jurisdictions, provided that the proposed project benefits eligible Arlington County residents.
If projects are sponsored by faith-based organizations, outreach efforts and services must be provided to any eligible beneficiary, regardless of affiliation. Programs cannot be marketed exclusively to members of the sponsoring organization’s religious affiliation or denomination, and proselytizing while providing services related to this grant funding is prohibited.
For more information, visit Arlington County Department of Human Services.
