The Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF) is seeking applications for its Fresh and Healthy Food for All in Columbia County.
Donor Name: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF)
State: New York
County: Columbia County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This grant program is developed as a part of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s initiative to ensure all people in Columbia County, especially households with limited resources, have access to fresh and healthy food. This includes providing immediate access to healthy food for the food insecure while simultaneously transforming the food system to increase long-term access for everyone in Columbia County.
This initiative aims to address three areas of impact:
- People in Columbia County have the knowledge, tools and capital necessary to want and demand healthy food
- An adequate supply of healthy food is available for people in Columbia County, particularly especially households with limited resources, at a reasonable price point
- Community members, organizations and businesses within targeted communities are communicating and developing co-created food solutions.
For the purpose of this initiative, key terms are defined as follows:
- Fresh and healthy food: Fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, milk, cheese, poultry, eggs, meat and fish that travel as few food miles as possible from producer or retailer to consumer; along with healthy essential staples and shelf-stable food items.
- Food insecure and with Limited Resources: Lacking reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
This grant program encourages applicants from a wide range of organizations with ideas and passion for how to increase access to fresh and healthy food in Columbia County.
Interest Area
Health & Human Services.
Funding Information
Up to $7,500.
Eligibility Criteria
Your organization must:
- Be incorporated as a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status, be a public agency (e.g. church or school district eligible to receive tax-exempt funds), or operate under fiscal sponsorship of a 501(c)(3) organization
- Be based in and serve residents of Columbia County (fiscal sponsors may be located outside of the county).
The foundation does not support organizations which in their constitution, by-laws, or practice, discriminate against a person or group on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief. A pantry or food distribution site that is located at a church is eligible for consideration as long as services are open to any and all individuals regardless of religious beliefs.
For more information, visit BTCF.
