Deadline: 3 June 2019
The United States Agency for International Development, National Institute of Food and Agriculture is seeking applications for its Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program.
Goals
The primary goals of the CFPCGP are as follows:
- 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;
- Increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of the communities; and
- Promote comprehensive responses to local food access, farm, and nutrition issues; or
- Meet specific state, local or neighborhood food and agricultural needs including needs relating to:
- Equipment necessary for the efficient operation of a project;
- Planning for long-term solutions; or
- The creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and low-income consumers.
Types of Projects
- Community Food Projects (CFP): The purpose of the CFP is to support the development of projects with a one-time infusion of federal dollars to make such projects self-sustaining. CFPs are designed to create community-based food projects with objectives, activities and outcomes that are in alignment with CFPCGP primary goals.
- Planning Projects (PP): The purpose of a Planning Project (PP) is to complete a plan toward the improvement of community food security in keeping with the primary goals of the CFPCGP (see Part I, B of this RFA). PPs are to focus on a defined community and describe in detail the activities and outcomes of the planning project.
Funding Information
The anticipated appropriated amount available for NIFA support of this program in FY 2019 is approximately $4,800,000.
- Community Food Projects (CFP): Applicants should request a budget commensurate with the proposed project. No single CFP award will exceed $125,000 in any single year or $400,000 over four years.
- Planning Projects (PP): Applicants should request a budget commensurate with the proposed project. No single PP award will exceed $35,000 for the total project period. The maximum PP award period cannot exceed three years since it is for planning purposes.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants for CFP and PP must meet the eligibility in this section. Public food program service providers, tribal organizations, or private nonprofit entities, including gleaners, meeting the following four requirements are eligible to receive a CFP or PP award:
- They must have experience in the area of:
- 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;
- job training and business development activities for food-related activities in lowincome communities; or
- efforts to reduce food insecurity in the community, including food distribution, improving access to services, or coordinating services and programs;
- demonstrate competency to implement a project, provide fiscal accountability, collect data, and prepare reports and other necessary documentation;
- demonstrate a willingness to share information with researches, evaluators, practitioners, and other interested parties, including a plan for dissemination of results; and
- collaborate with one or more local partner organizations to achieve at least hunger-free communities goal.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=315121