FREE ASSISTANCE FOR CFP APPLICANTS If you are considering applying to the USDA Community Food Projects (CFP) Competitive Grants Program, the Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC)offers free assistance.
CFSC's technical assistance (TA) specialists can help you decide whether or not to apply, clarify CFP program guidelines, address technical questions, provide feedback on program plans or proposal drafts, and help you develop an evaluation plan. CFSC will sponsor up to 75 minutes of one-on-one assistance per grant applicant at no cost. Additional time may be available at an hourly rate. If you would like to use this service, please see http://www.foodsecurity.org/cfp_help.html for details. CFSC also offers a CFP Planning Guide with a wealth of information about CFP program guidelines and how to develop a strong proposal. It is available for free at http://www.foodsecurity.org/cfp_help.html (scroll down to bottom of page). The CFSC website also includes guides to developing a letter of intent and planning proposals, examples of successful CFP grant proposals, and other information helpful to CFP applicants. The 2007 guides will be developed and posted soon, but in the meantime the 2006 guides can be used for planning since much of the information will be the same. Note: There are significant modifications to the project narrative specifications this year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- The Community Food Projects (CFP) Competitive Grants Program is a major funding source for community-based food and agriculture projects in the U.S. The Request for Applications (RFA) was released on January 12. Initial letters of intent are due by February 13 (by email). The procedures are detailed in the CFP Request for Applications, which is available at the grants.gov website as follows: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12255&mode=VIEW.
