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Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Assistance Listings
  • 10.225 -- Community Food Projects

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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This notice identifies the objectives for Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP) projects, deadlines, funding information, eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, and application forms and associated instructions. In FY 2023 NIFA’s CFPCGP intends to solicit applications and fund three types of grants. The grant types are entitled (1) Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Projects, (2) Planning Projects (PP) and (3) Community Food Projects (CFP).

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligibility RequirementsT&TA: Eligibility to apply for the CFPCGP Training and Technical Assistance grant (T&TA) is limited to nongovernmental organizations, state cooperative extension services, region food systems centers, Federal, State or Tribal agencies, and institutions of higher education. PP and CFP: Types of Institutions/organization eligible to apply for Planning Projects (PP) and Community Food Projects (CFP) are Private Nonprofit entities. “Private Nonprofit entities” are defined as any nongovernmental corporation, trust, association, cooperative or other organization which: (i) is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest; (ii) is not organized primarily for profit; and (iii) uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or expand its operations.

Grantor contact information

Description

NIFA Support Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays

Email

If you have any questions related to preparing application content.

grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY23-CFP-RFA-508.pdf
FY2023 - Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program - RFA
Aug 10, 2022 07:27 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program

Archived: January 21, 2023

Application process

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Award

$4,800,000

Program Funding

25

Expected awards

$5,000

Award Minimum

$400,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-NIFA-CFP-009321

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Mandatory

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Agriculture

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

3

Posted date:

August 10, 2022

Archive date:

January 21, 2023

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