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Funding by Topic: Food security and nutrition

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Arkansas Access to Local Foods Grants
Funding for projects that will increase Arkansans' access to locally grown and produced foods and/or strengthen the local food ecosystem.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Nov 22, 2024
Sponsor: Arkansas Community Foundation
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Stimulating Research to Understand and Address Hunger, Food, and Nutrition Insecurity
Notice of Special Interest for research on interventions that address nutrition security and the mechanisms of food insecurity on a variety of health outcomes. Priority populations include racial/ethnic minority populations, lower income populations, and rural and remote populations including tribal communities and insular areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Nov 29, 2024
Sponsors: National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health
Muktuk Marston Foundation Fund
Grants for charitable, cultural, literary, education, scientific, and food security projects that benefit Alaska Natives who live west of the 156th Meridian.
Geographic coverage: West of the 156th Meridian in Alaska
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
Sponsors: Alaska Community Foundation, Muktuk Marston Foundation
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Community Vitality Grants
Grants for native community projects in the areas of traditional foodways, health and healing, language revitalization, and cultural knowledge sharing.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 2, 2024
Sponsor: Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc. (SGF)
Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation Ken Kendrick Grand Slam Awards
Grants for nonprofit organizations in Arizona that focus on indigent healthcare, youth development, homelessness, and other human services. Awards have been given to rural and tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Dec 3, 2024
Sponsor: Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation
AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsoring Agency Request for Concept Papers
A national service program that provides resources and staffing for organizations and agencies working to alleviate poverty and address poverty-related problems in local communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 6, 2024
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Supporting Community Agriculture and Local Education Systems (Project SCALES)
Funding for projects that aim to build capacity and increase the resilience of food systems by supporting partnerships between school food authorities and growers, producers, distributors, and processors, as well as other industry partners.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Dec 13, 2024
Sponsors: Center for School and Community Partnerships at Boise State University, LunchAssist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Grants
Grants for organizations in the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation service area, with a focus on community enhancement, safety/wellness, environment, arts/culture, and education.
Geographic coverage: Service area of the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation in Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah
Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2024
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
California Health Equity Fellowship
A professional development and stipend opportunity for reporters in California to pursue projects on overlooked health and health equity issues and tell stories designed to improve health outcomes.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Dec 17, 2024
Sponsor: USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC)
Program that allows local communities to engage teams of 8-12 AmeriCorps members to carry out service projects designed to strengthen local communities and meet critical needs in the areas of infrastructure improvement, environmental stewardship/conservation, natural and other disasters, energy conservation, and urban and rural development.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
Sponsor: AmeriCorps