The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is accepting applications for its Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/07/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
The CFPCGP is intended to bring together stakeholders from distinct parts of the food system and to foster understanding of national food security trends and how they might improve local food systems. Understanding that people with low incomes experience disproportionate access to healthy foods, projects should address food and nutrition security, particularly among nation’s historically underrepresented communities. CFPCGP projects are to include food insecure community members in the planning, designing, development, implementation and evaluation of activities, services, programs, and policies to combat food and nutrition insecurity; and to address underlying causes and factors related to hunger.
The CFPCGP projects are to be designed to require a one-time contribution of Federal assistance to become self-sustaining and meet short- and long-term goals. Applicants are required to address two or more of the CFPCGP goals that best fit the plan or project being proposed to ensure a comprehensive and sustainable approach to resolving food and nutrition security and hunger.
Short term goals
- Meet the food needs of food-insecure individuals through food distribution.
- Develop community outreach to assist in participation in Federal nutrition assistance programs.
- Improve access to nutrient dense food as part of a comprehensive service.
Long term goals
- Develop long-term sustainable projects that increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of the community.
- Develop long-term projects that promote comprehensive responses to local food, food access, farm, and nutrition issues.
- Meet specific State, local, Tribal, Territory, or neighborhood food and agricultural long[1]term needs including needs for equipment necessary for the efficient operation of a CFPCGP project.
- Develop a comprehensive plan for long-term solutions to food and nutrition security.
- Develop long term projects that lead to the creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and income-eligible consumers
Funding Information
The CFPCGP will fund Standard Grants under two Project Types:
- Planning Projects (PP)
- Minimum Request $25,000 Maximum Request: $50,000
- Planning Grant Duration: 12-36 Months; Up to 3 years
- Community Food Projects (CFP)
- Minimum Request Per Year $125,000 over 12 months
- Maximum Request Per 4 years: $400,000 over 48 months
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for the CFPCGP must meet all the eligibility requirements stated in this RFA and provide qualifying documentation to support their eligibility for this program at the time of application.
- Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible to apply for this program.
- For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
