The North Dakota Department of Commerce is accepting applications for Component 2 of Rural Food Sustainability Grant to support the expansion of sustainable grocery service, access to food, and/or development and expansion of food co-ops in rural areas.
Donor Name: North Dakota Department of Commerce
State: North Dakota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/09/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Food co-ops are centralized facilities or nonprofits that play a crucial role in aggregating, storing, processing, and distributing food to consumers, retailers, institutions, or other markets. This grant program aims to address specific challenges faced by rural communities related to food access, economic development, and sustainability.
Program Objectives
- Strengthen local and regional food systems by facilitating the efficient movement of healthy, quality foods within rural areas.
- Improve the quality and safety of existing grocery supply.
- Encourage partnerships and collaboration between local organizations, businesses, and government entities.
- Support innovative approaches to address unique challenges faced by rural areas in sustainable food supply and delivery.
- Foster community development and revitalization efforts in rural regions.
- Provide collaboration between food supply and community entities such as restaurants, schools or other entities which purchase grocery products which provides positive economic impacts for the community/region.
Funding Information
Up to $300,000 per community.
Project Period
All projects must be completed within 18 months of award notification.
Eligible Entities
Nonprofits, City, County, Economic Development organization (JDA, regional Councils, EDC, CVB) and local tribal entities.
For more information, visit NDDC.
