Department of Agriculture Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program

This department is offering the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program to support the development of self-sustaining projects, planning projects to assess food security needs, and training initiatives on a nationwide scale. This grant is aimed at assisting entities in creating new Community Food Projects or enhancing the operations of existing projects to promote food security in communities. Deadline for application submission is on Nov 17, 2011.

Opportunity ID: 123793

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	USDA-NIFA-CFP-003539
Funding Opportunity Title::	Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
Opportunity Category::	Mandatory
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Agriculture
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	10.225 — Community Food Projects
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	Yes
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Sep 21, 2011
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Nov 17, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Nov 17, 2011
Archive Date::	Dec 17, 2011
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 5,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$500,000
Award Floor::	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Only private, nonprofit entities meeting the following three requirements are eligible to receive a CFP, PP or TCB 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.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description::	To support: (1) the development of Community Food Projects with a one-time infusion of federal dollars to make such projects self-sustaining; (2) Planning Projects to assess the food security needs and plan long-term solutions to help ensure food security in communities; and (3) a project that provides Training and Capacity Building on a nationwide basis to entities interested in developing new Community Food Projects or assisting current grantees and others to effectively operate their food security projects.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information::	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	10.225
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00079210
Opening Date:	Sep 21, 2011
Closing Date:	Nov 17, 2011
Agency Contact Information::	NIFA Help Desk
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	SF424 (R & R) [V1.2] Research & Related Personal Data [V1.2] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.3] Research And Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V1.2] Research & Related Budget (Total Fed + Non-Fed) [V1.1] NIFA Supplemental Information [V1.1]
optional_forms	Research & Related Subaward Budget (Total Fed + Non-Fed) 5 YR 30 ATT [V1.2] Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2]

Packages