Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program

Description:

The Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP) is designed to: Meet the food needs of low-income individuals through food distribution, community
outreach to assist in participation in Federally assisted nutrition programs, or
improving access to food as part of a comprehensive service;
b. Increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of the
communities; and
c. Promote comprehensive responses to local food, food access, farm, and nutrition
issues; or
2. Meet specific State, local, or neighborhood food and agricultural needs, including needs
relating to:
a. Equipment necessary for the efficient operation of a project;
b. Planning for long-term solutions; or
c. The creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural
producers and low-income consumers.

Eligible Entries:

To be eligible for a grant under CFPCGP, a public food program service provider, a tribal organization, or a private nonprofit entity, including gleaners, must
1) have experience in the area of:
a) community food work, particularly concerning small and medium-sized farms, including the provision of food to people in communities with low incomes and the development of new markets in communities with low incomes for agricultural producers;
b) job training and business development activities for food-related activities in communities with low incomes; or
c) efforts to reduce food insecurity in the community, including food distribution, improving access to services, or coordinating services and programs;

2) demonstrate competency to implement a project, provide fiscal accountability, collect data, and prepare reports and other necessary documentation;

3) demonstrate a willingness to share information with researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties; and

4) collaborate with one or more local partner organizations using one or more action steps proposed by congress to achieve a “hunger-free communities’ goal.

“Private Nonprofit entities” are defined as any nongovernmental corporation, trust, association, cooperative or other organization which:
(i) is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest;
(ii) is not organized primarily for profit; and
(iii) uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or expand its operations.

Contact:

Lydia Kaume, Ph.D., RDN
sm.nifa.cfp@usda.gov
Donna Fairhurst, P.S.M
sm.nifa.cfp@usda.gov
Briana Burke, M.S
sm.nifa.cfp@usda.gov

Link To Opportunity:

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349690