The 2024 Food Justice Microgrant Program seeks to address inequities and vulnerabilities in local food system.
Donor Name: Santa Barbara County Food Action Network (SBCFAN)
State: California
County: Santa Barbara County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 05/31/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Santa Barbara County Food Action Network (SBCFAN) is providing flexible funding of up to $5,000 per grant (with an expected 6-8 grants) to support projects or programs that build a resilient food system through the power of food justice, food sovereignty, and/or agroecology.
The project or program can be in its beginning stages or already established – this includes new ideas, piloting, or improvement.
Project Period
Funds must be spent within 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Anyone striving for food justice, food sovereignty, and agroecology in Santa Barbara County is encouraged to apply.
Who is eligible to apply?
- Non-profits, schools, for-profit businesses, homeowner associations, collaborations & coalitions, grassroots movements, or individuals. Applicants are not required to be a 501(c)3 or 501(c)19 entity.
- There are no bonding or insurance requirements for this grant, although any program or project’s use of land must be permissible by the owner.
Successful Applicant Project Look Like?
- The project or program is of the Community, by the Community, for the Community it intends to serve.
- The project or program is led by those most impacted by inequities in local food system, such as groups historically marginalized and/or underserved in the County; this includes but is not limited to Black Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Women-Owned Businesses, People of Color, Veterans, or People with Special Needs.
- The project or program addresses upstream barriers that prevent communities from accessing healthy and nutritious food, especially marginalized communities that have perpetually faced food insecurity and limited resources due to systemic inequalities.
- The project or program activates one or more of the Food Action Plan Goals and is already, or intends to, partner with others in their community.
For more information, visit SBCFAN.
