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Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program

General Services Administration Alert

The General Services Administration (GSA)/System for Award Management (SAM) is experiencing delays processing certain private entity registration information for new registrants, updates to existing entity registrations and annual renewals. If you are not able to upload your application in Grants.gov prior to the funding opportunity close date because of issues related to these delays and are still awaiting a response to your pending SAM.gov help desk ticket, then USDA/NIFA will accept your application through the following process. Please note, this process is only valid for the issues noted above and is a one-time occurrence. Additionally, please allow sufficient time for your SAM.gov issue to be resolved prior to using the alternate submission process. Read more

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).

Dates may vary. Please see RFA for exact details.

Eligibility
Other or Additional Information (See below)
More Information on Eligibility

Public food program service providers, tribal organizations, or private nonprofit entities, including gleaners (see Definitions in Part VIII, D of the RFA) are eligible to apply. Please refer to the CFP RFA for more information on eligibility.

Posted Date
For more Information Contact
Closing Date
Contact for Electronic Access Problems
Other Due Date
Applicant Comments
Submit within six months from the issuance of this notice (NIFA may not consider comments received after the sixth month).
FY 2022 Due Date
Funding Opportunity Number
USDA-NIFA-CFP-009321
Assistance Listing Number
10.225
Estimated Total Program Funding
$4,800,000
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement
Match Required
Range of Awards
$5,000 - $400,000
Previous Fiscal Year RFA
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