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BOSTON - Friday,
August 13, 2021 - Mayor Kim Janey and the Mayor’s Office of Food
Access (OFA) today announced that $1.9 million in funding is now available
through community grants, using funds the City received through the
American Rescue Plan Act. The community grants will fund outreach and
destigmatization activities targeted towards reducing food assistance
stigma and increasing utilization of safety net and emergency programs. The
grants also seek to create community-based solutions to foster a more just
food system in Boston. Interested Boston-based individuals, non-profits,
and collectives, including artists, designers, and other creatives are
encouraged to apply here by Friday September 10, 2021 at 5:00pm.
“In Boston, we know
food access is essential for our residents’ wellbeing,” said Mayor Janey.
“As we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, I urge local
non-profits and Boston residents to apply for this grant funding to help
expand food access, as well as support education about food assistance
resources.”
The Office of Food
Access is offering two categories of grants available to the
community.
1.
Food
Safety Net Destigmatization and Outreach
2.
Equity
in Food Access
The grant structure
will provide community-based organizations (CBOs) and other entities the
opportunity to find creative and innovative community-rooted solutions for
food insecurity. Both grants will provide two different levels of
participation: basic and expanded. Basic grants will be capped at $50,000,
and expanded grants will be capped at $100,000. Activities for both types
of grants must be completed within a year. Applicants should choose one
level of grant funding to apply for.
Food Safety Net
Destigmatization and Outreach Grant: This grant seeks to increase use, awareness and access to
different programs and food resources available for Bostonians and empower
community-sourced approaches to destigmatize food safety net and emergency
programs.
Equity in Food
Access: This grant will
fund community-based solutions to foster a more just food system in Boston.
Projects should propose innovative solutions that build on existing work
and/or fill gaps in at least one of the focus areas identified by the 2021 Mayor’s Food Access Agenda.
All grantees are
required to:
·
Attend
check-in meetings where organizations will report back on their milestones,
provide feedback, and express challenges they are facing,
·
Submit
quarterly financial and programmatic reports, and
·
Collect
a minimum set of anonymous data around race, ethnicity, language, and
geographic location (zip code) of participants.
Residents and
non-profit organizations that serve Boston residents are encouraged to
submit proposals for one or both grant opportunities. Both grants are open
to any individual or entity who would like to respond. The City encourages
participation from:
·
Small
and Boston-based,
·
Minority-led,
·
and/or
Women-led entities.
Applications will be
open until September 10, 2021 and awards will be announced the week of September
27, 2021. Applicant organizations must serve Boston residents that are
experiencing high levels of food insecurity. Organizations and individuals
are encouraged to submit collaborative proposals. In order to participate,
applicants must have a City of Boston Vendor ID. To sign up, applicants
should visit: www.boston.gov/procurement. For questions regarding this process,
please email Vendor.Questions@cityofboston.gov or call 617-635-4564.
About the Mayor’s
Office of Food Access
The Mayor’s Office
of Food Access strives to give all residents of Boston access to
nutritious, affordable, culturally connected food. Keeping the diversity of
Boston’s population at heart, OFA’s goal is to create a more food-secure
City with a vibrant, inclusive food culture. | 
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