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Healthy Urban Food
Enterprise Development Center (The Center)
Elizabeth Tuckermanty, Ph.D.
Purpose of The Center
Increase access to healthy affordable food to underserved
communities; and
Collect, develop and provide technical assistance and
information to small and medium sized agricultural
producers, food wholesalers and retailers, school and other
individuals and entities regarding:
a. Best practices;
b. Availability of assistance for aggregating, storing,
processing and marketing locally produced agricultural
products; and
c. Increasing the availability of locally produced
products in underserved communities.
How Will The Center Work?
Through a grant to a non-profit entity, subgrants will be awarded to:
a. Carry out feasibility studies to establish
businesses to increase access to healthy
affordable foods, including locally produced
agricultural products, to underserved
communities; and
b. Establish and assist enterprises that
process, distribute, aggregate, store, and
market healthy affordable foods.
Eligible for Sub-grants
Non-profit organizations
Cooperatives
Commercial Entities
Agricultural Producers
Academic Institutions
Individuals
Other entities as the Secretary designates
Funding Priorities
Benefit underserved communities, which are defined as, an
urban or rural community (or an Indian tribe) that has:
a. Limited access to affordable, healthy foods, including
fresh fruits and vegetables;
b. A high incidence of a diet-related disease (including
obesity) as compared to the national average;
c. A high rate of hunger or food insecurity; or
d. Severe or persistent poverty.
Develop market opportunities for small and mid-sized farm
and ranch operations.
Funding and Grant Requirements
$ 1 million dollars available in FY 09 – FY 11.
Anticipated award will be a continuing grant based on good
performance by the grantee.
Overhead is limited to 10%.
Annual report to the Secretary describing the activities carried
out in the preceding fiscal year:
a. Description of technical assistance provided by the Center;
b. Total number and a description of the sub-grants provided;
c. Complete listing of cases in which the activities of The
Center have resulted in increased access to healthy, affordable
foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, particularly for
school-aged children and individuals in low income
communities; and
d. A determination of whether the activities identified
are sustained during the years following the initial provision of
technical assistance and sub-grants.
Critical Dates for The Center
November 2008 – Announcement in
Federal Register
March 2009 – RFA Release
May 2009 – Deadline Date
Comments or Questions
Elizabeth Tuckermanty
[email protected]
202/205.0241
Katrena R. Hanks
[email protected]
202/401.5286
FY 09 Community Food Projects
Competitive Grants Program
Community Food Projects 2009
• 5 million dollar program
• Private Non-profit organizations eligible
• $10,000-300,000 for one to three years
Community Food Projects 2009
• Requires a one-time infusion of Federal
assistance to become self-sustaining
• Dollar for dollar match required
Community Food Projects 2009
• Meets the food needs of low-income people
• Increase the self-reliance of communities in
providing for their own food needs
• Promote comprehensive responses to local
food, farm and nutrition issues; or
Community Food Projects 2009
• Develop linkages between two or more sectors
• Support the development of entrepreneurial
projects
• Develop innovative linkages between nonprofit and for profit sectors
Community Food Projects 2009
• Meet specific State, local, or neighborhood
food and agricultural needs for:
• Infrastructure improvement and development
• Planning and long-term solutions; or
• The creation of innovative marketing activities
that mutually benefit agricultural producers and
low-income
Community Food Projects 2009
Changes:
• CFPCGP projects should focus on
“underserved” audiences.
Community Food Projects 2009
Underserved community is an urban, rural or an
Indian tribe community that has:
• limited access to affordable, healthy foods,
including fresh fruits and vegetables;
• a high incidence of a diet-related disease
(obesity) as compared to the national average;
• a high rate of hunger or food insecurity; or
• severe or persistent poverty
Community Food Projects 2009
• Application Process
– Email notification list
• Send a request to:
– [email protected] or
– [email protected]
– Electronic Process
• www.grants.gov