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CT DoAg Food System Capacity Building Grant Due March 6, 2024

CT DoAg Food System Capacity Building Grant Due March 6, 2024

CT DoAg Announces CT Food System Capacity Building Grant due March 6, 2024. Funding Opportunities to Increase Food Access and Address Food Insecurity
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg), on behalf of the CT Food Policy Council, announces the competitive solicitation process to award funds to Connecticut organizations and groups involved in food system policy or creating innovative, localized, programming in their respective communities to increase food access and address food insecurity through the Food System Capacity Building Grant. Applicants must submit a completed application by March 6, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. using Cognito Forms.
A grant webinar will be held on Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 2-3 p.m. Applicants can register below or on the grant webpage. The webinar will be recorded and posted. Questions regarding the Food System Capacity Building Grant can be directed to Hannah Carty at Hannah.Carty@ct.gov or 860-471-1620 or Cyrena Thibodeau at Cyrena.Thibodeau@ct.gov or 860-895-3094.
Funding for the Food System Capacity Building Grant is provided through the Connecticut Food Policy Council under C.G.S. Sec. 22-456. There is no minimum funding request and the maximum amount of funds that can be requested for one project is limited to $20,000.00. There is no match requirement for this grant. For more information on the Food System Capacity Building Grant Program, including grant guidance, application link, and project profile template, please visit the website, https://portal.ct.gov/…/Food-System-Capacity-Building….