Community Food Projects Grant Program
Applications are now open for the fiscal year 2019 Community Food Projects Grant Program
The USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture’s Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program funds projects designed to meet the needs of low-income individuals and increase community self-reliance concerning food and nutrition. Funding is also designed to meet specific state, local, or neighborhood food and agricultural needs, including needs relating to equipment, planning for long-term solutions, and/or marketing.
Two types of grants are available within this funding opportunity:
- Planning projects: Funding should be used to complete plans for food security improvement projects.
- Community Food Projects: Funding will be awarded to support ongoing projects with a one-time infusion of federal dollars to make projects self-sustaining.
Preference will be given to projects that:
- Develop linkages between two or more sectors of the food system, including innovative connections between the for-profit and nonprofit food sectors
- Support the development of entrepreneurial projects
- Encourage long-term activities with collaborations from multiple stakeholders
- Develop new resources and strategies to help reduce food insecurity and prevent food insecurity in the future
- One-on-one technical assistance: phone calls & email to answer your questions, proposal review
- Training: Live and recorded webinars as well as in-person workshops
- Resources: Grant writing guides, inclusive engagement toolkits, evaluation guides, application guides
The FY 2019 Request for Applications for the Community Food Projects Grant Program opened April 22, 2019. The application deadline is 5pm EST on June 3rd 2019.Click here to view the Request for Applications.
Information posted below will be updated as we develop new training material and schedule new webinars for applicants and grantees!
- Upcoming Trainings
- Information for Applicants
- Information for Current Grantees
- Webinars – view previously recorded webinars
- Technical Assistance providers – our referral network of TA providers
- CFP Resources – information and guidance on application process
- Request one-on-one assistance (applicants and grantees) up to 5 hours
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