By ACET Blog: ACET Team originally posted at ACET, Inc. Blog
The USDA has announced the opening of the application period for its Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program, established in 1996 to increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for their food needs, promoting comprehensive responses to local food, nutrition, and farm issues, and assisting low-income individuals by providing greater access to fresh food supplies. Awards ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 and for up to 3 years are available to private, nonprofit organizations that:
- Develop relationships between two or more food system sectors;
- Meet the agricultural needs of a state or neighborhood, developing and improving infrastructure;
- Support entreprenueral project development;
- Plan for and build long-term solutions to the capacity of communities to address agricultural problems; and
- Create marketing activities that are mutually beneficial for producers and consumers, and are innovative
For the full grant RFA, please see the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture webpage. Applications are due November 28.
Good Luck!
ACET Staff
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