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Grant Opportunity Profile
| Grant Opportunity ID |
| AGM01-2018CG-2018 |
| Agency |
| Department of Agriculture & Markets |
| Grant Opportunity |
| 2018 Community Growers Grant Program |
| Contact Name |
| Meg McCabe |
| Contact Email |
| meg.mccabe@agriculture.ny.gov |
| Solicitation Profile |
The Community Growers Grant Program will have funds available through a competitive process to support the development and expansion of community gardens, school gardens and urban farms across the state. The Commissioner, in consultation with the New York State Community Gardens Work Group, has developed this grant program to recognize the important impacts of community growing spaces on food security and to promote the expansion and sustainability of these sites. This grant complements the work of the Department of Agriculture and Markets in providing technical assistance to community growing organizations statewide.
Community growing spaces have a myriad of benefits, some of which include: beautification of neighborhoods, creation of safe spaces that deter crime and development of environmental learning labs. Most importantly, community growing spaces help growers attain access to fresh, healthy food and combat food insecurity.
Across New York State, there are over one thousand community growing spaces in both rural and urban landscapes, and there is demand to establish more and expand existing sites. Most community growing spaces are in underserved communities and often, the mission to grow one’s own plot is to feed themselves. There is little capital to help maintain these plots. Similarly, coordinators of these spaces are often not-for-profits with limited support to expand and sustain capacity, develop infrastructure and secure reliable tenancy to the land. This grant program was established as a strategy to improve food security by making resources available to ensure the viability and sustainability of these community growing spaces.
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| Full Announcement Details |
| Announcement Link | Click here |
Applications Due (Date / Time)
May 21, 2018 / 04:00 PM ET |
Bidder's Conference(s)/Application Workshop(s)
None available
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| Anticipated Award Date | Friday, June 29, 2018 |
| Anticipated Initial Contract Length | 18 Months |
| Total Funding Available | $500,000.00 |
| Anticipated Amount of Award(s) | |
| Narrative | Total of $500,000 is available for the Community Growers Program. The State will cover up to 90% of the total project costs, not to exceed $25,000. |
| Letter of Intent | Not Required |
| Letter of Intent Due | |
| Narrative | |
| Questions Due Date | Monday, April 30, 2018 |
| Questions and Answers Narrative | |
| Questions and Answers Posting Type | Link |
| Questions and Answers Posting Date | 5/2/2018 12:00:00 AM |
| Questions and Answers Link or Upload | Click here |
| Eligible Applicants | Not-For-Profit, Governmental Entity |
| Target Population(s) | |
| Service Area(s) | Education Supports, Family Supports, Health Services, Housing and Shelter Services, Justice Services, Workforce Development, Agricultural Supports, Environmental Supports, Public Safety Supports, Government Supports |
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