Discover grants that support food security, nutrition programs, hunger relief, and healthy eating initiatives. Funding is available for food banks, food pantries, and food assistance programs. Additional grants fund school meals, community gardens, and projects promoting equitable access to nutritious food.
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Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations, including government agencies, K-12 public schools, IHEs, and faith-based organizations, to enhance the quality of life for local residents in eligible counties. Funding is intended for initiatives in the areas of focus of ...
Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations to benefit communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for activities and programs in the focus areas of arts and culture, education, healthcare, human services, and civic assets. Grants may be used for programmin...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to improve the lives of injured military veterans and their families. Funding is intended to support a range of services and programs including, but not limited to, therapeutic and recreational activities, career training and ...
Grants to USA state governments to address instances of waste and fraud. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying. Funding is intended to allow applicants to have the chance to create and execute modernized informa...
Grants of up to $30,000 to Texas charitable organizations for programs that address critical community needs in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects and activities in the focus areas of education, religion, human services, science, medical researc...
Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations and government agencies for activities to benefit the Latino community in eligible counties. Funding is intended to support general operating expenses and programs in the areas of leadership development; early childhood edu...
Cooperative agreement to a USA, Guam, and US Virgin Islands nonprofit organization or institution of higher education to develop and implement a direct marketing plan for farmers and nutrition assistance families. Applicants are advised that required registrations...
Grants to USA and territories state agencies to provide technical assistance for school food programs. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to improve the quality of school meals being offered a...
Grants to USA qualifying nonprofit and faith-based organizations for community benefit initiatives. Funding is intended for a wide range of programs that assist those in need. High priority is given to organizations that provide services to children. Eligible appl...
Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations to support residents in eligible locations. Programs, projects, and activities must focus on the funder's priority areas of health, human services, and education. Preference may be given to proposals for protection of the he...
Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit organizations, IHEs, tribes, and state agencies to develop a nutrition education program. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to provide culturally appro...
Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations in eligible locations to meet the basic needs of impoverished residents. Funding is intended to serve individuals by providing them with clothing and food. Grant funds must be used for the purchase of these items for the poo...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for operational and project support. Funding is intended to support grassroots organizations that effect positive change in the focus areas of climate justice, healthy food access, pollution reduction, food production workers'...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for projects supporting women and improving the environment. Funding is intended for programs supporting women's health and safety, as well as ecological concerns such as food waste reduction, species preservation, and conserv...
Grant to a USA, Canada, or International organization or research team to conduct a review of the outcomes of 41 participating grant programs. Funding is intended to identify the contributions that the grantees have made to global food systems policy and knowledge...
Grant to a USA, Canada, or International organization to conduct an evidence review on global food systems and nutrition. Funding is intended to update the previous review, published eight years ago, to better inform current research and global policies related to...
Grants of up to $3,000 to USA and territories professional dancers for support in facing financial challenges caused by circumstances beyond their control. Eligible uses of funding include expenses related to food, housing, medical, transportation, and other essen...
Grants to USA and territories for-profit and nonprofit organizations, Tribes, and producer-owned cooperatives involved in cattle processing to enhance beef processing capacity. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to finalize. ...
Grants to USA private organizations, government agencies, institutions of higher education, research organizations, and individuals for research projects related to livestock production. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several wee...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and Texas Indigenous nonprofit organizations and government entities for projects to revitalize and preserve Native language and culture. Funding is intended to support projects ba...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International IHEs, companies, and research organizations for developing meat alternatives. Funding is intended for proposals in the priority areas of flavorful fat alternatives, protein ingredients, egg reduction or replacement, and mim...
Grants of $200 to Texas homeschool teachers for programs that help students understand agricultural concepts. Eligible proposals are science-based projects that help students gain an appreciation for and greater understanding of agriculture and caring for plants. ...
Grants to USA and Canada qualifying nonprofit organizations for initiatives to meet the needs of individuals with low food security. Some applicants must contact the funding source prior to applying. Funding is intended to support organizations that increase acces...
Opportunity for USA individuals, groups, and organizations to participate in a competition to develop a food system for space crews on Mars. Applicants must complete the required registration prior to applying. The purpose of the competition is to encourage the de...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, IHEs, agricultural cooperatives, trade groups, and government entities to address issues that restrict, limit, or threaten exports of U.S. specialty crops. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to ap...
Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that benefit residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for community-benefit activities in the focus areas of arts and culture, civic, disabilities, education, environment, health, and so...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and research and academic institutions for projects that support the organic farming industry. Applicants must submit a letter of interest prior to applying. Funding is intended for advocacy, education, and re...
Grants to Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma nonprofit organizations in eligible locations for community benefit projects. Funding is intended to support programs and activities that address hunger and housing and promote financial education. Th...
Grants to Texas individuals, such as 4-H specialists, leaders, and staff members, to support programs based on agricultural concepts. Funding is intended to help students understand the importance of agricultural advocacy and gain an appreciation of where their fo...
Grants of up to $2,500 to Texas individuals and grants of up to $10,000 to nonprofit organizations to address the needs of residents in eligible locations. Funding may support projects, programs, or financial assistance, including initiatives focused on education,...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International foundations, organizations, companies, design studios, social enterprises, and entrepreneurs to participate in a contest to help solve societal concerns. The purpose of the contest is for applicants to address one or ...
Grants to USA, Guam, and Virgin Islands state governments for electronic income verification for people applying for nutrition support. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to institute more eff...
Grants of $10,000 to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states to address the needs of disadvantaged residents in communities in which the funding source has a business presence. Funding is intended to assist families and individuals lacking access to human s...
Grants of up to $6,000 per year to Texas organizations and agencies to address community needs in eligible counties. Funding is intended for programs and activities in the focus areas of food, shelter, clothing, health needs, education, and public safety. Programs...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals for gardening projects that engage people with disabilities and seniors. Funding is intended for sustainable community gardening projects that include outreach to people with physical and intellect...
Grants to USA and territories tribes and tribal entities to encourage economic independence in Native American communities. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to grow local economies and stren...
Cooperative Agreements to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, IHEs, businesses, government agencies, and faith-based organizations for research on workplace safety in the commercial fishing sector. Applicants must complete registrations before applying, w...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states for general operating support, capital projects, and programs that benefit local communities. Focus areas include hunger relief, health, education, and housing. Eligible projects are those that benefit resid...
Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations to address community needs in eligible counties. Funding is intended for programs and activities in the focus areas of animals, arts and culture, education, human services, recreation, and public spaces. Emergency needs shal...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals, social entrepreneurs, and businesses to participate in a contest to address social and environmental concerns. The contest is intended for young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 to devise solutions to...
Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations to enhance the quality of life for residents in eligible counties. New applicants must complete a training session before submitting an application. Funding is intended for programs and projects that address basic human need...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Texas nonprofit organizations for community-benefit projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs and activities in the focus areas of education, social services, and community challenges. Grants can support project-sp...
Grants to Israel Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) and industrial corporations for research projects related to nutrition and food. Funding is intended to support collaborative projects involving an American research partner. Eligible topics include food and nutr...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to benefit residents in eligible international communities. New applicants are required to submit a letter of inquiry prior to applying. Funding is intended to support activities that improve standards of living, address pover...
Grants of up to $25,000 to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states to benefit local residents. Funding is intended to support initiatives primarily in the focus areas of nutrition and hunger, youth development, social services and basic needs, and veterans ...
Fellowships of $10,000 to USA professionals for projects addressing environmental issues. Project examples include, but are not limited to organization and partnerships, research and publications, and advocacy and communication. Projects should address one of the ...
Grants to USA and Canada organizations for initiatives to serve financially vulnerable individuals. Eligible organizations align themselves with one of the following areas of interest: workforce development, fighting hunger, education, and supporting veterans by a...
Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations for community benefit projects in the funding source's service area. Funding is intended to be used for charitable purposes, including but not limited to fire and medical equipment; distribution of clothing, food, shelter, a...
Opportunity for USA nonprofit, private, and public academic institutions to compete for prizes to develop nutrition education curriculum for nursing and medical education programs. In addition to the cash awards of up to $75,000, awardees will have their work diss...
Grants to USA medical schools, residency programs and nursing programs to recognize and promote excellent nutrition education. Funding is intended to identify existing nutrition training programs and to develop new curricula that can be shared and used to train me...