Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program

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Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program: 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; (C) the creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and low-income consumers; or (D) Food Security Learning Center to support a grant to a non-governmental organization (NGO) to establish and operate a national information and education clearinghouse on community food security.
Federal Grant Title: Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
Federal Agency Name: CSREES
Grant Categories: Agriculture Community Development Food and Nutrition
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-CSREES-CFP-002195
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 10.225
CFDA Descriptions: Community Food Projects
Current Application Deadline: May 18, 2009
Original Application Deadline: May 13, 2009
Posted Date: Apr 07, 2009
Creation Date: May 14, 2009
Archive Date: Jun 19, 2009
Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $300,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $10,000
Expected Number of Awards: 25
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 specific requirements as listed in the Request for Applications (RFA). Please refer to eligibility in the RFA. For the Food Security Learning Center: Only non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are eligible to submit an application.
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