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♦U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Community Change Grants Program supports environmental and climate justice activities. Assistance for grant preparation is available. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Apply by Nov. 21, 2024.
♦USDA Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program. These grants are intended to bring together stakeholders from distinct parts of the food system and to foster understanding of national food security trends and how they might improve local food systems. These projects are to include food insecure community members in the planning, designing, development, implementation and evaluation of activities, services, programs, and policies to combat food and nutrition insecurity; and to address underlying causes and factors related to hunger.
Apply by Thursday, November 7, 2024 for 2025 funding.
Related Resources
Check out this two-part serries on grant writing by Morgan Curry, the Executive Director of Skagit Gleaners, shares best practices for fundraising and grant writing with a focus on equity.
Local Food Impact Calculator: Measure the Economic Footprint of your Project, Sector or Initiative
This online tool was created by a team of economists with support from the USDA and Colorado State University to facilitate science-based analysis of food system projects and initiatives. Just define your region, type of sales and project value and a report is generated which estimates your program’s impact and even will generate a .pdf version of the report.
There is also a short Video Tutorial detailing how to use this tool
The Good Food Funding Guide is a project of New Venture Advisors which lists sources of grants, loans, and equity for businesses and programs promoting sustainable food and agriculture and local economies.
Also see their collection of reports and resources for public consumption to support advocates of local food system development across the country.
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