FAQs
- Are there requirements for demonstrating income eligibility for recipients?
- Can these funds go through the school meal program?
- Can you clarify if/how and under what conditions a non-profit organization can apply?
- Could a non-profit that produces food be able to use these funds to purchase product from themselves?
- Does the 10% indirect include staff who are managing the program (who have a funding line in the budget, for example)?
- For awarding priority #2, does the entity that leads a cooperative effort have to be a 'community organization' in order to be seen as meeting this priority? What if the lead is a town? Or an aggregator?
- How can I connect to producers in my area?
- I'm not sure I understand the conclusion of the examples: these funds should not support existing distribution projects but should be piloting new ones?
- What sort of data collection is required for this program? Do recipients of food distribution need to prove their income or show ID?
- Would TA costs be allowable if intended to bring small/socially disadvantaged purchasers into the project?