The Community Food Security Coalition
Offers Free Assistance to CFP Grant Applicants
For the past
eight years, CFSC has offered the following free services to
help grant applicants understand the USDA's Community Food Projects
program and submit a strong proposal. Thanks to USDA for supporting
these services!
Read more about
Community Food Projects grants and the 2008 grant cycle. (Note that the deadline for Letters of Intent has already passed.)
Please note that it is extremely important to allow adequate time for both
project planning and proposal writing. Developing an effective,
collaborative project with multiple stakeholders takes time,
and should be started well before the proposal deadline.
1) One-on-One Assistance to CFP Grant Applicants
CFSC will again sponsor technical assistance specialists to
help applicants with the 2008 CFP grant cycle. They can help
you decide whether or not to apply for a grant, clarify CFP
program guidelines, address technical questions, provide feedback
on program plans, review draft letters of intent and proposals,
and/or refer you to others with expertise in specific areas.
It is very helpful to start early to help ensure that they will
have adequate time to assist you.
If you would like to use this service, begin by reviewing the
Guide described under Section 2 (below). Then
contact Hugh Joseph via email at .
He will reply by email and, as needed, set up a phone appointment
and/or make referrals for additional assistance. You also may
want to contact CFP program staff for information: Liz Tuckermanty
at or (202) 205-0241, or Katrena Hanks at (202) 401-5286 or
CFSC will sponsor up to one hour of general assistance per
CFP grant applicant at no cost, providing that a brief evaluation
survey regarding this service is returned to CFSC. Applicants also may
request additional assistance, at a fee of $65 per hour, but availability is at the discretion of the providers.
Also, under a separate project coordinated by Tufts University, Hugh Joseph can provide more in-depth assistance to a limited number of CFP applicants and grantees with strengthening their project planning and
implementation, or incorporating a community food assessment
into a CFP project.
2) Community Food Projects Planning Guide and Related Documents
Note: The Community Food Projects Planning Guide is a fairly comprehensive guide that covers what types of projects are eligible for funding, how to develop a strong proposal, how USDA evaluates proposals, and other topics. The other three guides are much shorter and focus on specific aspects of the CFP grant process.
The 2008 CFP Request for Applications is almost identical to last year's RFA, so the 2008 versions of the guides below also are almost identical to last year's versions.
If you are not able to access these documents, contact the CFSC Office Manager to request a hard-copy version.
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