Welcome to the NH Food Alliance’s Network Café Series!
Get comfortable, introduce yourself in the chat, and we’ll get started at 12pm.
What is the NH Food Alliance?
A network of people, businesses, organizations, and communities working together to build a food system that works for all in New Hampshire.
Our Work: the Network Café Series
The NH Food Alliance is a community
outreach program of the
We share the University of New Hampshire’s dedication to�diversity, equity, access, and inclusion.
UNH LAND, WATER, & LIFE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
As we all journey on the trail of life, we wish to acknowledge the spiritual and physical connection the Pennacook, Abenaki, and Wabanaki Peoples have maintained to N’dakinna (homeland) which the University of New Hampshire community is honored to steward today. We also acknowledge the hardships they continue to endure after the loss of unceded homelands and champion our responsibility to foster relationships and opportunities that strengthen the well-being of the Indigenous People who carry forward the traditions of their ancestors.
:::�Purpose�Eligibility & Process�Examples�Your Questions
AGENDA
NEW ENGLAND FOOD VISION PRIZE
Purpose
Accelerate progress towards producing
30% of our food in the region by 2030
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Use farm to school as a lever of change
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Catalyze game-changing ideas that build a resilient regional food system �. . .
Leverage market power of regional educational institutions
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Our Commitment
Awards range from
$25,000 - $200,000
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Prize awards support the full request, no partial awards
NEW ENGLAND FOOD VISION PRIZE
Eligible Primary Applicants
K-12 Schools
Colleges/Universities
Nonprofit organizations
Municipalities
Government entities
Must be based and operating in New England
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Ineligible to be primary applicants
2024 primary applicant winners
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Examples of entities that can be part of your team
Farm and fishing businesses
Food hubs
Processors
Network organizations
Community-based organizations
Municipal departments
Extension services
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Use of funding
1 or 2 year projects
Facility or equipment investments
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Capacity and staffing
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Training and certification
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Marketing and awareness building
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Criteria
Measurable Impact
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Collaborative�. . .
Equitable
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Sustainable
NEW ENGLAND FOOD VISION PRIZE
Measurable Impact
In addition to measurable increases in the sourcing of regional food within K-12 or higher education dining programs, this project has the potential to deliver replicable, scalable, or breakthrough solutions that support our region’s collective commitment to producing 30% of the food consumed in New England by 2030.
It is clear what difference this project will make in the local/regional institutional supply chain and who will benefit as a result.
NEW ENGLAND FOOD VISION PRIZE
Collaborative
Funding will be used to further relationships and collaboration between institutional food procurement/supply chain partner(s). More than one partner benefits from the financial resources of the Prize.
NEW ENGLAND FOOD VISION PRIZE
Sustainable
There is a clear plan for how the project will be managed during the grant period and how the project will continue beyond the initial grant period.
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Process
Generate idea
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Application Period Opens: April 7th
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Letters of Interest Due: May 30th�. . .
Invitation for Full Proposal: June 27th
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Full Proposals Due: August 8th
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Prize Awards: October 17th
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Letter of Interest
1-2 page letter
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Primary applicant + partners
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Address each criterion and questions provided
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Amount requested and award duration
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Letter of Interest Evaluation Process
Eligibility review followed by scoring by staff team. Recommendation made by each staff person. Where there are discrepancies, the letter of interest is discussed, and decision made as a group.
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Full Application Evaluation Process
Review and scoring by staff team and external reviewers. Recommendations made to Henry P. Kendall Foundation board for decision making.
HIGHER ED
University of Vermont
NOFA-VT, Vermont Bean Crafters, Sodexo
Intervale Center, Center for an Agricultural Economy
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University of Maine
Maine Grains, Sodexo, Skowhegan Economic Development Corporation
Fork Food Lab, Harvesting Good
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Mt. Wachusett Community College
Growing Places Garden Project
Gardner & Fitchburg Public Schools
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
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University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Mill City Grows, Lowell Public Schools, Aramark,
Asian American Center for Excellence & Engagement
K-12 DISTRICTS
Manchester, NH
NH Food Alliance, NH Farm to School, Organization for Refugee & Immigrant Success, Food Connects
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South Portland, ME
Maine Immigrant Greens, Maine Farm and Sea Cooperative, Atlantic Sea Farms, Isuken Co-Op
Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, Westbrook Public Schools
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Smithfield, RI
Commercial Fisheries Center of Rhode Island, Farm Fresh Rhode Island, Tony’s Seafood, Eating with the Ecosystem, and Rhode Island Farm to School
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Springfield, MA
Food Bank of Western MA, Lakeside Organics, Atlas Farm
THANK YOU!
More information will be posted in early April at�www.kendall.org� ::::::::
Feel free to send eligibility and process questions to�info@kendall.org
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Please reach out to Tania at FINE
if you'd like to talk through
project ideas or partnership opportunities�tania@farmtoinstitution.org
We look forward to learning about your projects!
LETTERS OF INTEREST
DUE MAY 30th