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Sustainable Agriculture Grants: Innovative Urban Farming Projects

GrantNews

Department of Agriculture (USDA ) , there are four types of urban farming. Sustainability in the Local Food System : Grants up to $25,000 to Washington nonprofits and community groups for projects to promote sustainability in the local food system. Urban farming comes in so many forms. According to the U.S. Who Should Apply?

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Why Your Audience Needs to Understand You

Ann Green's Nonprofit

In nonprofit communication, organizations will overcomplicate things or use jargon and other language donors dont understand. Yet, some nonprofit organizations still use jargon in their donor communication. One of the most important aspects of communication (written and verbal) is to make sure your audience understands you.

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

Tech Soup

And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. Department of Agriculture (USDA). " The same USDA study showed that 10% of U.S. Images: USDA , USDA , marietta.

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How to Make Sure Your Audience Understands You

Ann Green's Nonprofit

In nonprofit communication, organizations will overcomplicate things or use jargon and other language donors don’t understand. Yet, some nonprofit organizations are still using jargon in their donor communication. There are many reasons this doesn’t happen. Create a jargon-free zone One of the biggest culprits here is using jargon.

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

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

We get many calls from nonprofits and public agencies seeking federal grants to build or buy and renovate a building*—the proposed uses could be anything from a youth center to a SUD treatment facility to affordable housing. FY ’23 grant awards ranged up to $10 million, with an average of $285,000, while direct loans ranged up to $98.6

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National Agriculture Week: Growing a Climate for Tomorrow

GrantNews

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

We get many calls from nonprofits and public agencies seeking federal grants to build or buy and renovate a building*—the proposed uses could be anything from a youth center to a SUD treatment facility to affordable housing. Public agencies, nonprofits, Indian Tribes, and PHAs are eligible applicants. million, with an average of $4.5