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How to Make Sure Your Audience Understands You

Ann Green's Nonprofit

You may have trouble convincing them to take action, such as making a donation. Food insecurity The USDA defines it as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” Some people like to show off their big vocabulary or only think about things from their perspective.

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National Agriculture Week: Growing a Climate for Tomorrow

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The Role of the USDA and the IRA Now, a word from the USDA: America’s producers are not only providing food, forage, and fiber for today – they are also investing in climate solutions that will ensure a prosperous agricultural future for generations to come. Equity is a component in all we do at USDA. It provides $3.1

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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 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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National Garden Month Inspires Gardening and Agriculture Grants

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That’s one reason USDA hosted pollinators at the recent White House Easter Egg Roll and is distributing pollinator-friendly seed packets to the public donated by the Burpee Seed Co. They are critical habitats for pollinators like bees, bats, birds, beetles, butterflies, and other animals.

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Farming A Healthier Future: Agriculture Grants for Urban Farming

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Department of Agriculture (USDA ) , there are four types of urban farming. For example, some farms donate to food banks. This includes things like edible landscaping , rooftop green spaces, hydroponic and aeroponic gardens, and vertical farming. According to the U.S. Urban farming comes in so many forms.

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How Lessons Learned From Fighting Food Insecurity Can Help Your Nonprofit

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2 This important, nationwide law empowers nonprofits and other like-minded folks to be able to share donated food amongst people in need. Legally, donated food—like other donations—should be viewed as a gift and cannot be re-sold without being subject to huge fines. The important thing to remember is to just start.

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Interest rates are up and venture capitalists (VCs) are hurting, so companies are suddenly interested in government grants

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

We’ll see what happens if interest rates keep rising, we end up in a genuine bank crisis, and/or a recession.