• Title and Number:   Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program USDA-NIFA-CFP-010954
  • Agency:  USDA
  • Deadline:  FY2025: November 7, 2024; FY2026: October 30, 2025
  • Grant Amount:   $25,000 to $400,000
  • Available Funding:  FY2025: $4.8M; FY2026: $4.8M
  • Number of Anticipated Awards: Undetermined
  • Match Required:  Yes; 1:1 dollar for dollar match required

Purpose of Funding (fields of work and funding uses):

Short term goals: (Select at least one)

1) Meet the food needs of food-insecure individuals through food distribution.

2) Develop community outreach to assist in participation in Federal nutrition assistance programs.

3) Improve access to nutrient dense food as part of a comprehensive service.

Long term goals: (Select at least one)

1) Develop long-term sustainable projects that increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of the community.

2) Develop long-term projects that promote comprehensive responses to local food, food access, farm, and nutrition issues.

3) Meet specific State, local, Tribal, Territory, or neighborhood food and agricultural long-term needs including needs for equipment necessary for the efficient operation of a CFPCGP project.

4) Develop a comprehensive plan for long-term solutions to food and nutrition security.

5) Develop long term projects that lead to the creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and income-eligible consumers.

Eligibility:  Public food program service provider, a tribal organization, or a private nonprofit entity.

1) have experience in the area of- a. community food work, particularly concerning small and medium-sized farms, including the provision of food to people in communities with low incomes and the development of new markets in communities with low incomes for agricultural producers;

  1. job training and business development activities for food-related activities in communities with low incomes; or
  2. efforts to reduce food and nutrition insecurity in the community, including food distribution, improving access to services, or coordinating services and programs;

2) demonstrate competency to implement a project, provide fiscal accountability, collect data, and prepare reports and other necessary documentation;

3) demonstrate a willingness to share information with researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties; and

4) collaborate with one or more local partner organizations using one or more action steps proposed by Congress to achieve a “hunger-free communities’ goal (see NOFO for list)

Link to more information and TA Assistance with application: https://foodsystemsleadershipnetwork.org/community-food-projects-support-technical-assistance/