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Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 10.225 |
Program
web site |
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/community_
food.html
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| Sponsor |
USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service |
| Deadlines |
November 19, 2009 |
| Purpose |
The primary goals of the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP) are to:
- Meet the food needs of low-income individuals;
- Increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of the communities;
- Promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm, and nutrition issues; and
- Meet specific State, local or neighborhood food and agricultural needs including needs relating to:
- Infrastructure improvement and development;
- Planning for long-term solutions; or
- The creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and low-income consumers.
Community Food Projects are intended to bring together stakeholders from the distinct parts of the food system and to foster understanding of national food security trends and how they might improve local food systems.
In FY 2010, CSREES’ CFPCGP intends to solicit applications and fund two types of grants. The types are entitled (1) Community Food Projects (CFP) applications and (2) Planning Project (PP) applications.
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| Eligibility |
Only private, nonprofit entities meeting the following three 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 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. |
Geographic
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Nationwide |
Amount of
funding |
Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Award Ceiling: $300,00
Award Floor: $25,000 |
Application
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In FY 2009, the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP) will only accept electronic application submissions through Grants.gov.http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49620. |
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For more information contact:
For questions related to preparing application content, contact:
Email: electronic@csrees.usda.gov
Phone: 202-401-5048, Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am – 5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays.
For questions related to Grants.gov content, contact:
Email: support@grants.gov
Toll Free: 1-800-518-4726, Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am – 9:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays. Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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