Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program

The summary for the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
	CFDA Number:	10.225
	CFDA Description:	Community Food Projects
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Community Development Food and Nutrition
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-CFP-003304
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Aug 27, 2010
	Creation Date:	Oct 18, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 17, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 17, 2010
	Archive Date:	Dec 17, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	16
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	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: 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
NIFA Help Desk [electronic@nifa.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition; • Food Security Learning Center