Call For Proposal 2012 - USDA: The Community Food Projects

The Community Food Projects
Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP)  has since 1996 promoted
self-sufficiency and food security in  low-income communities through
community food projects (CFP) and  Training and Technical Assistance
projects (T&TA).
CFPs unite the entire food system, assessing  strengths, establishing
linkages, and creating systems that improve  self-reliance over food
needs. T&TA helps successful applicants  carry out and evaluate
their projects.
The CFPCGP is designed to:
    * meet the needs of low-income people by increasing access to fresher, more nutritious food supplies;
    * increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for their own food needs;
    * promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm, and nutrition issues;
    * meets specific state, local, or neighborhood food and agricultural needs for infrastructure improvement and development;
    * plans for long-term solutions; and
    * create innovative marketing activities that benefit both agricultural producers and low-income consumers.
Grants are intended to help eligible private  nonprofit entities in need of a
one-time infusion of federal assistance  to establish and carryout
multipurpose community food projects. Projects  are funded from $10,000
to $300,000 and from 1 to 3 years. These  one-time grants require a
dollar-for-dollar match in resources.  Approximately 18 percent of
proposals have received awards during the  program’s history. About $5
million per year have been authorized  through 2007.
The 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform  Act (FAIR) established new authority for federal grants to support the  development of CFPs,
and the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of  2002 re-authorized
the program.

 Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program:
Community Food Projects should be designed to (1):
(A) meet the food  needs of low-income people;
(B) increase the self-reliance of  communities in providing for their
own food needs; and (C) promote  comprehensive responses to local food,
farm, and nutrition issues;  and/or
(2) meet specific state, local, or neighborhood food and  agriculture needs for
(A) infrastructure improvement and development;
(B) planning for long-term solutions;  or
(C) the creation of innovative  marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and  low-income consumers.
Special Notation
More Community Food Projects Information
Who Is Eligible to Apply


    * Other or Additional Information (See below)


More Information on Eligibility
Only private, nonprofit entities meeting specific requirements as listed
 in the Request for Applications (RFA).    Please refer to eligibility
in the RFA.
Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic | Abstracts of Funded Projects
Solicitation Date (Opening)September 21, 2011
Letter of Intent Due DateNone
Due Date (Closing)November 17, 2011
Estimated Total Program Funding $5,000,000.00
Range of Awards$0.00 to $500,000.00
Percent of Applications Funded Last Fiscal Year 18%
Cost Sharing RequirementsDollar for dollar matching required, except for Training and Capacity Building projects.
For More Information Contact Elizabeth  Tuckermanty
Funding Opportunity NumberUSDA-NIFA-CFP-003539
CFDA Number10.225 COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS
Contact for Electronic Access Problemswebcomments@nifa.usda.gov

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