Deadline: 11-Jul-25
The Roy A. Hunt Foundation has launched the Community Farming Giving Circle Grant Program to improve access to local, organic, regenerative food and invest in farmers dedicated to their local communities – supporting holistic health and connecting people with the land.
Focus Areas
- The committee will prioritize a grantee that aligns with some of the following:
- Addresses root cause issues of inequity in access to nutritious food.
- Serves the local community through programming, community-specific food access, access to land, or work.
- Supports community-based leaders to solve problems, steward land, teach gardening, preparing, and cooking with community members
- Empowers organizations where modest funding can have significant impact
- Regenerates ecological webs from soil systems to pollinator networks (perhaps even propogates heirloom seeds and/or incorporates agroforestry)
- Focuses on biodynamic/organic practices that mitigate air and water pollution, and toxins in the environment and the bodies
- Raises animals in ethical, and humane ways.
- Transforms Faith Lands into sustainable gardens and farms
- Brings farmer stories into bigger conversations and have their voices heard within decision-making venues.
Additional Preferred Attributes
- Utilizes integrated solutions and benefits from multi-sector partnerships
- Builds the capacity of communities to absorb environmental stresses and better adapt in the face of increasing natural disasters
- Able to share learnings and therefore scale tailored solutions regionally or globally
Funding Information and Duration
- The Foundation will consider proposals for programs, projects, and coalitions, with grants in the $15,000-$30,000 range – the aim is to be influential by giving what for the organization is significant funding, but not to create dependency.
- Preference for requests for unrestricted funding; grants to specific projects will also be considered
- The Foundation will make multi-year grants on a selective basis
Geographic Focus
- Primarily, but not exclusively, the United States.
Eligibility Criteria
- Types of Organizations/Projects
- Organizations that have community-based leaders in decision-making positions and/or have direct community input on the work
- Overall project/organizational budgets in the low to mid six figures
- 501(c)3 status or equivalency determination to establish tax exempt status
- Occasionally, they will consider innovative, pilot projects or beta organizations of larger organizations that aren’t well-funded (due to structural constraints) but show promising early results
For more information, visit Roy A. Hunt Foundation.