The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (the “Department”) administers SNAP-Ed Grants with funding from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA).
Donor Name: New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
OTDA receives the funding through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).
The mission of the Department’s Food Box Grant Program is to make local produce available and accessible to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligible communities while providing nutrition education. The objectives of this program are to serve SNAP-eligible customers, source/utilize local produce, and provide nutrition education.
Funding Information
A total of $235,000 is available for this grant program. A maximum of $10,000 per project is available. Awards will be made to eligible, qualifying projects, in order of receipt of complete applications, until funding is exhausted.
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects will establish and/or operate SNAP-eligible food boxes, farm shares, CSAs, or farm stands that serve low-income priority populations and provide nutrition education.
- Project site must be located in New York State
- ALL Food Box projects must be able to accept EBT/SNAP benefits. If not, the organization must share a plan to become EBT/SNAP capable for the duration of the project.
- Projects must operate continuously for at least 12 weeks (weekly or biweekly pick-up/stands).
- ALL Food Box projects should serve SNAP-eligible communities. SNAP-eligible communities are defined as:
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- Locations where at least 50% of the population is SNAP-eligible. If you are in a region that does not meet the 50%, please make the case and illustrate how your program will serve low-income and SNAP-eligible individuals and households
- “Priority sites” including senior centers, Naturally Occurring Retiring Communities, settlement houses, low-income schools where more than 50% of children are on free and reduced-price lunch, WIC clinics, community health centers, etc. Location of services must be in areas or at site locations where SNAP-eligible clients frequent.
- Funded projects MUST supply the community they serve with direct education on nutrition. Direct education is an evidence-based, behavior focused nutrition education and physical activity intervention conducted at the individual and interpersonal levels with an intensity and duration that supports behavior change and allows for active engagement in-person or through interactive media.
- This must include distribution of USDA-approved nutrition materials.
- Additional activities may include conducting healthy cooking demonstrations, creating and distributing recipes, social media campaigns and activities, etc.
- The food box must source food from a wholesaler/distributor that specializes in local foods and/or from a local farm.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations and local governments supporting nutrition education and food box programming in SNAP-eligible communities. Community-led groups can work with a fiscal sponsor to apply.
For more information, visit Department of AGM.
