Cold Chain Grants for Emergency Food Assistance
AMS will competitively award a grant to one or more eligible organizations to manage a subaward program that funds cold storage equipment investments for food banks, faith-based organizations, and other nonprofits providing emergency food assistance.
⚑ Primarily a subaward program for cold storage equipment in the middle of the food supply chain. · Applicant must provide management, oversight, consultation, and expertise; eligibility details are not stated in the notice. · Grant recipient(s) subaward to food banks, faith-based organizations, and other public/private nonprofit nutrition-assistance providers.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 40 partial | technical depth: substantial; funds construction equipment (capped) |
| IPPRA | 31 weak | outside portfolio topics; signature methods: policy analysis; social/behavioral work is minor; funds construction equipment — not a research fit |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 25 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
AMS will award these funds competitively to at least one eligible organization that meets program requirements and whose expertise is consistent with the purpose of the grant program. The selected grant recipient(s) will provide management, oversight, consultation and expertise necessary to advance the purpose and activities of the program, primarily through a subaward program to support cold storage within the middle of the supply chain. These equipment investments will be made through subawards to food banks, faith-based organizations, and other public or private nonprofit organizations that provide nutrition assistance, such as prepared meals or food for use at home, to people with low-income or challenging financial circumstances.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Agricultural Marketing Service <AMS.CCG@usda.gov>
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