Funding available for community food projects!

The National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has recently announced the opening of the Community Food Project Competitive Grants Program.

The primary goals of a Community Food Projects program are to:

• Meet the food needs of low-income individuals
• Increase the food self-reliance of low-income communities
• Promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm and nutrition issues
• Meet specific state, local or neighborhood food and agricultural needs, including needs relating to infrastructure improvement and development, planning for long-term solutions and the creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and low-income consumers.

Community Food Projects unite the entire food system, assessing strengths, establishing linkages, and creating systems that improve self-reliance over food needs. To find out more, and to apply please visit the NIFA Newsroom.