Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
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| Federal Grant Title: | COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM |
| Federal Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Program Name: | Community Food Projects |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture Community Development Food and Nutrition |
| CFDA Number: | 10.225 |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-CFP-003304 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 27, 2010 |
| Creation Date: | Oct 18, 2010 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Nov 17, 2010 |
| Current Application Deadline: | Nov 17, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 17, 2010 |
| Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $300,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 16 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Only private, nonprofit entities meeting the following three (3) requirements are eligible to receive a CFP or PP grant: (a) have experience in the area of (i) community food work, particularly concerning small and medium-size farms, including the provision of sustainably produced food to people in low-income communities and the development of new markets in low-income communities for agricultural producers; or (ii) job training and business development activities for food-related activities in low-income communities; (b) demonstrate competency to implement a project, provide fiscal accountability, collect data, and prepare reports and other necessary documentation; and (c) demonstrate a willingness to share information with researchers, evaluators, practitioners, and other interested parties, including a plan for dissemination of results.
- Grant Description
- Community Food Projects should be designed to (1): (A) meet the food needs of low-income people; (B) increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for their own food needs; and (C) promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm, and nutrition issues; and/or (2) meet specific state, local, or neighborhood food and agriculture needs for (A) infrastructure improvement and development; (B) planning for long-term solutions; or (C) the creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and low-income consumers.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
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http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/community_food.html
- Grant Announcement Contact
- NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
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