The Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, through a grant from the NoVo Foundation is pleased to offer the Hudson Valley Farm Fresh Food grant program for 2022.
Donor Name: Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
State: New York
Counties: Dutchess County (NY), Orange (NY), Putnam (NY) and Ulster (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Details:
This grant program is designed to distribute funds in amounts up to $20,000 to nonprofit organizations in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Ulster counties who work to increase access to local, farm fresh food for individuals experiencing food insecurity.
Funding Focus
The Foundations will focus its grant making on applications that effectively increase access to local, farm fresh food to the food insecure, including but not limited to:
- Support of programs and services that provide effective, creative solutions to increase access to local, farm fresh food, address the issue of food insecurity, leverage existing resources and expand existing services whether delivered independently or collaboratively
- Support of programs and services that provide educational services and resources related to nutrition and health
- Equipment to increase capacity to grow, collect, distribute and serve local, farm fresh food and meals to those in need
- Support for evaluation of health and related indicators to assess outcome data related to the effectiveness of the farm fresh food program
- Support of programs that thoughtfully integrate equity and social justice components to the farm fresh food program
- Support for food systems solutions
Funding Information
- It is anticipated that $300,000 will be available to grant in 2022.
- Awards Grants made through this program will not exceed $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Tax exempt organizations (including faith-based organizations) located in or providing services to Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Ulster Counties
- Have been operating as a nonprofit organization for at least one year with 501(c)(3) status or an established fiscal sponsorship arrangement with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Please note that grants are not given to support:
- Political or partisan purposes
- Annual fund or campaign appeals
- Loan reimbursements for capital projects already underway or completed
- Endowments
- Religious organizations for sacramental or theological purposes
- Private operating foundations
- For-profit organizations
For more information, visit Hudson Valley Farm Fresh Food Grant Program.