2007 RFP: "Diversifying Public Markets and Farmers Markets"
Available for download at: http://www.pps.org/markets/info/regranting/rfp_2007 RELEASED: October 6, 2006 DUE: November 13, 2006 Project for Public Spaces, Inc. (PPS) is pleased to release our second Request for Proposals (RFP) to support individual farmers markets as part of our "Diversifying Public Markets and Farmers Markets" program. This round, we will be awarding approximately $400,000 in funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Grants resulting from this RFP will be awarded in early 2007 and will be for one year. The public markets grant program aims to strategically support markets, especially in low- to moderate-income communities, to become more economically sustainable and community-centered. RFP Q&A Conference Call - October 17, 2PM On Tuesday, October 17th from 2PM - 3PM EST, PPS will host a conference call to answer questions from potential applicants about the RFP. Please use the following to call in: Call-In Number: 605-772-3500 Passcode Number: 489029517# Note: By calling in, you will be charged for a regular long-distance call. Given the anticipated number of participants, please submit your questions in advance to publicmarkets at pps.org. We will answer as many of these questions as possible during the call, starting with the most frequently asked questions. Due to the anticipated number of callers, you will not be able to ask questions directly on the conference call. We will, however, post a transcript of the call, along with answers to any additional questions at http://www.pps.org/markets/info/regranting/rfp_2007. Chris Heitmann Senior Associate Project for Public Spaces (212) 620-5660 cheitmann at pps.org <mailto:cheitmann at pps.org> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20061017/6c50b99c/attachment.html
