08 Apr Funding Alert! Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS)
United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Marketing Service Calling all states, schools, and local food producers! This great opportunity from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to strengthen local and regional food systems by supplying schools with local, fresh and nutritious food. The Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS) will establish cooperative agreements with state governments for the purpose of supporting local, regional, small, and socially disadvantaged farmers and producers through food purchasing. Applications for this program are due June 17, 2022.17 Mar Funding Alert! Regional Food System Partnership Grants (RFSP)
United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Marketing Service Is your organization part of a local or regional food system? Is your organization in the business of creating efficient partnerships to address needs within local food systems? If you answered yes to either question, then check out this great opportunity from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Regional Food System Partnership (RFSP) grants support partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local or regional food systems. Applications for this program are due May 16, 2022.10 Mar Funding Alert! Preservation and Access Education and Training
National Endowment for the Humanities – Division of Preservation and Access Does your institution or humanities-related organization preserve and establish access to humanities collections? Thousands of libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country maintain important collections of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art and material culture, electronic records, and digital objects. Preserving and making accessible such large and diverse holdings is an enormous challenge, making the need for knowledgeable staff significant and ongoing. Awards help the staff of cultural institutions, large and small, obtain the knowledge and skills they need to serve as effective stewards of humanities collections.04 Mar Funding Alert! Grants for Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Programs
Department of Justice – Office on Violence Against Women Does your organization work with victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking? The Department of Justice (DOJ) is accepting proposals for its Grants for rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (DVSA) programs through the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), a component of the DOJ. The overall goals of the program are to support efforts to enhance the safety of rural victims of DVSA, and support projects uniquely designed to address and prevent crimes in rural areas. OVW is especially seeking organizations that serve culturally specific organizations to advance racial equity and strengthen efforts to prevent sexual assault including victim services and civil and criminal justice responses.