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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

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Department of Agriculture (USDA). " The same USDA study showed that 10% of U.S. Note: Right now Range only includes 2013 data for California because the full list of 2014 summer meal sites is not yet available. The location of 2014 summer meals across the U.S. Images: USDA , USDA , marietta. Stay tuned!

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Veterans Organic Garden: An Off-the-Grid Jobs Program

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" In November 2014, the project received a $99,000 grant from the USDA to build the garden. Lovay's project got started with a $2,000 grant. She told me, "It was a struggle to get going, but it has gotten easier." It also secured a one-dollar-per-year lease from the city to house the garden in a city park.

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Grant Writing Tip: Using federal grants to fund building or purchasing/renovating a building

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The most flexible federal grants and subsidized loans for facilities are now found in USDA to benefit low-income rural areas. Here are some examples of relevant USDA programs: UDSA Community Facilities Direct Grants and Loans provides funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. million, with an average of $4.5

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Grant Writing Tip: Using federal grants to fund building or purchasing/renovating a building

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

The most flexible federal grants and subsidized loans for facilities are now found in USDA to benefit low-income rural areas. Here are two examples of USDA programs in rural areas: The UDSA Community Facilities Direct Grants and Loans provides funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas.