Food Systems Grant Program

Food Systems Grant Program is sponsored by City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs. This grant supports community-level projects in Phoenix that deliver substantial, direct benefit to the public by addressing inequity, meeting community needs, and increasing food access. It aligns with the City of Phoenix's 2030 Food Action Plan and funds projects that create a just, equitable, and resilient local food system.

Food Systems Grants | City of Phoenix Brownfields Land Recycling Program​​​ Hazardous Materials, Waste, and Remediation​​​​ Section 404: Clean Water Act Food System Grant Guidelines Food Systems Grant Application Documents Food Systems Grant Virtual Sessions 2026 Food System Grantees Resilient & Sustainable Agriculture Grant RSA Grant Application Documents \r\n The Food Systems Grant aims to support nonprofits, small businesses, educational institutions, and other organizations that work within the City's food system to implement projects at the community-level that deliver substantial, direct benefit to the public by addressing inequity, meeting community needs and, ultimately, increasing food access.

This grant program will provide awards of up to $20,000 to support projects that empower Phoenix residents to grow, access, cook, share, and eat healthy, affordable, and culturally relevant food. The Food Systems Grant Program aligns with the City of Phoenix’s 2030 Food Action Plan and will fund projects that help create a just, equitable, and resilient local food system.

The submission period for the 2027 grant cycle is open through August 31st, 2026 at 5PM.

\r\n Grant Process Overview: Apply on this website during the next application window Award notification within 30 days of application closing date Complete onboarding steps including an (vendor registration, obtaining liability insurance, introductory meeting, agreement signing, reporting and invoicing training, etc.) Begin and complete project within 12 months Submit monthly progress reports on milestone progress, outcome evaluation, & budget tracking Submit monthly invoices for reimbursement including proof of expenditures Submit a mid-point progress report (takes the place of the 6th monthly report) Host OEP staff for one site visit or for one media visit \r\n \r\n"}}" id="text-d0f65f3329" class="cmp-text"> The Food Systems Grant aims to support nonprofits, small businesses, educational institutions, and other organizations that work within the City's food system to implement projects at the community-level that deliver substantial, direct benefit to the public by addressing inequity, meeting community needs and, ultimately, increasing food access.

This grant program will provide awards of up to $20,000 to support projects that empower Phoenix residents to grow, access, cook, share, and eat healthy, affordable, and culturally relevant food. The Food Systems Grant Program aligns with the City of Phoenix’s 2030 Food Action Plan and will fund projects that help create a just, equitable, and resilient local food system.

The submission period for the 2027 grant cycle is open through August 31st, 2026 at 5PM.

Apply on this website during the next application window Award notification within 30 days of application closing date Complete onboarding steps including an (vendor registration, obtaining liability insurance, introductory meeting, agreement signing, reporting and invoicing training, etc.) Begin and complete project within 12 months Submit monthly progress reports on milestone progress, outcome evaluation, & budget tracking Submit monthly invoices for reimbursement including proof of expenditures Submit a mid-point progress report (takes the place of the 6th monthly report) Host OEP staff for one site visit or for one media visit Food System Grant Guidelines Despite Maricopa County’s agricultural capacity and national leadership in food production, the food system is not working for many people in Phoenix, especially low-income, ethnic minorities, seniors, and children.

The people most vulnerable in Phoenix often have limited time to cook, live far distances from grocers, and are on a tight budget. \r\n Expanding access to healthy and affordable food for Phoenix residents, especially those facing barriers, is a top priority.

Phoenix residents have expressed the need for more opportunities to grow, learn, eat, and compost within their neighborhoods, as well as the need for shared spaces that are physically accessible, inclusive and supported by culturally responsive, intergenerational food programming.

\r\n In response, the City of Phoenix (“City”) Office of Environmental Programs (“OEP”) Food Systems Program was developed to create an equitable, sustainable, and thriving local food system, guided by values such as equity, justice, health, joy, community connection, sharing abundance, partnership, sustainability and resilience.

This vision and guiding values are embedded in the 2030 Phoenix Food Action Plan , which outlines community-focused strategies to help achieve the City’s 2050 goal of ensuring healthy, affordable, and culturally relevant food for all.

\r\n"}}" id="text-7b577c7736" class="cmp-text"> Despite Maricopa County’s agricultural capacity and national leadership in food production, the food system is not working for many people in Phoenix, especially low-income, ethnic minorities, seniors, and children. The people most vulnerable in Phoenix often have limited time to cook, live far distances from grocers, and are on a tight budget.

Expanding access to healthy and affordable food for Phoenix residents, especially those facing barriers, is a top priority. Phoenix residents have expressed the need for more opportunities to grow, learn, eat, and compost within their neighborhoods, as well as the need for shared spaces that are physically accessible, inclusive and supported by culturally responsive, intergenerational food programming.

In response, the City of Phoenix (“City”) Office of Environmental Programs (“OEP”) Food Systems Program was developed to create an equitable, sustainable, and thriving local food system, guided by values such as equity, justice, health, joy, community connection, sharing abundance, partnership, sustainability and resilience.

This vision and guiding values are embedded in the 2030 Phoenix Food Action Plan , which outlines community-focused strategies to help achieve the City’s 2050 goal of ensuring healthy, affordable, and culturally relevant food for all. Project activies must meet all the following criteria: Project activities must take place within City of Phoenix boundaries.

Project activities must be accessible and benefit people who live, learn, and work in Phoenix. Project activities must focus on contributing to a just, equitable, and resilient local food system. \r\n \r\n Eligible entities: Organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.

Community groups that have a *fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.

Locally owned businesses, social enterprises, and/or cooperative enterprises Educational Institutions (community colleges, universities, public and/or charter schools) Homeowner and neighborhood associations Grassroots initiatives and more \r\n \r\n Ineligible entities and activities: Current OEP grant awardees with an actively funded project that has not yet been completed or closed out.

Entities or individuals not meeting eligibility criteria outlined in this document (e.g., geographic restrictions, organizational type). Organizations or individuals with outstanding reports, unresolved compliance issues, or unpaid obligations from prior OEP grants or to the City of Phoenix. Duplicate or substantially similar projects previously funded by an OEP grant program.

Projects primarily benefiting private interests rather than the broader community. Activities that support the planning and design of the project before full-scale implementation. Projects that do not align with the program’s stated goals and objectives.

Funds cannot be used for any political activity, including lobbying or campaigning. Funds cannot be used for expenses incurred before the award date. \r\n"}}" id="text-c983ce58f6" class="cmp-text"> Project activies must meet all the following criteria: Project activities must take place within City of Phoenix boundaries.

Project activities must be accessible and benefit people who live, learn, and work in Phoenix. Project activities must focus on contributing to a just, equitable, and resilient local food system. Organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.

Community groups that have a *fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.

Locally owned businesses, social enterprises, and/or cooperative enterprises Educational Institutions (community colleges, universities, public and/or charter schools) Homeowner and neighborhood associations Grassroots initiatives and more Ineligible entities and activities: Current OEP grant awardees with an actively funded project that has not yet been completed or closed out.

Entities or individuals not meeting eligibility criteria outlined in this document (e.g., geographic restrictions, organizational type). Organizations or individuals with outstanding reports, unresolved compliance issues, or unpaid obligations from prior OEP grants or to the City of Phoenix. Duplicate or substantially similar projects previously funded by an OEP grant program.

Projects primarily benefiting private interests rather than the broader community. Activities that support the planning and design of the project before full-scale implementation. Projects that do not align with the program’s stated goals and objectives.

Funds cannot be used for any political activity, including lobbying or campaigning. Funds cannot be used for expenses incurred before the award date. Total available Grant funding for 2027 is $120,000.

The maximum Grant request is $20,000. The minimum Grant request is $5,000. The grant term maximum is 12 months.

Anticipated project start date is January 1 st , 2027. Funds will be reimbursed on a monthly basis. The City may consider one advance payment per grantee of no more than 20 percent of the total grant request, based on demonstrated need.

All funds awarded through this grant opportunity must be expended within 12 months. Any funds that are not spent at expiration of the Agreement, must be returned to the City. \r\n \r\n Allowable Expenses: The majority of the budget costs should go toward direct services to Phoenix residents.

All budget costs need to be clearly tied to project activities and goals.

\r\n \r\n Non-allowable expenses Expenses made before the organization is under contract Lodging or hotel expenses Organization’s overhead/indirect costs unrelated to the Food Systems Grant Projects not easily accessible by the public Purchase of land or buildings Infrastructure or physical improvements made: \r\n to a location that is not publicly accessible without documented property owner approval \r\n \r\n Advance Payment The City may consider one advance payment per grantee of no more than 20 percent of the total grant request, based on demonstrated need.

The following specific criteria must be met to receive the advance: \r\n The grantee must provide written justification demonstrating the need for an advance payment and state how the advance will be spent. The advanced amount must be expended within 60 days. The grantee is required to submit documentation verifying the expenditure, along with supporting materials such as photos (e.g., if funds were used for supplies or equipment).

Once the documentation is approved, the project will transition to a monthly reimbursement process for subsequent expenses. If the advance is not fully spent within 60 days and/or the required documentation is not provided, the grant will be terminated, and the grantee must repay the full amount of the advance payment. \r\n \r\n"}}" id="text-329cec3128" class="cmp-text"> Total available Grant funding for 2027 is $120,000.

The maximum Grant request is $20,000. The minimum Grant request is $5,000. The grant term maximum is 12 months.

Anticipated project start date is January 1 st , 2027. Funds will be reimbursed on a monthly basis. The City may consider one advance payment per grantee of no more than 20 percent of the total grant request, based on demonstrated need.

All funds awarded through this grant opportunity must be expended within 12 months. Any funds that are not spent at expiration of the Agreement, must be returned to the City. The majority of the budget costs should go toward direct services to Phoenix residents.

All budget costs need to be clearly tied to project activities and goals.

Expenses made before the organization is under contract Lodging or hotel expenses Organization’s overhead/indirect costs unrelated to the Food Systems Grant Projects not easily accessible by the public Purchase of land or buildings Infrastructure or physical improvements made: to a location that is not publicly accessible without documented property owner approval The City may consider one advance payment per grantee of no more than 20 percent of the total grant request, based on demonstrated need.

The following specific criteria must be met to receive the advance: The grantee must provide written justification demonstrating the need for an advance payment and state how the advance will be spent. The advanced amount must be expended within 60 days. The grantee is required to submit documentation verifying the expenditure, along with supporting materials such as photos (e.g., if funds were used for supplies or equipment).

Once the documentation is approved, the project will transition to a monthly reimbursement process for subsequent expenses. If the advance is not fully spent within 60 days and/or the required documentation is not provided, the grant will be terminated, and the grantee must repay the full amount of the advance payment. Applications are first reviewed for eligibility by staff.

\r\n Eligible applications are then reviewed by panels comprised of both City staff and external subject matter experts. Panelists will review and score all completed applications based on the evaluation criteria.

\r\n An application is considered complete if it has responded to all the applicationquestions and has included the required attachments (Proposal, Budget, and if applicable, Fiscal Sponsor Letter and/or Property Owner Letter). Intended audience must include residents living in historically underserved or marginalized areas, like food deserts, and must clearly define a plan to engage them.

Project outcomes and metrics must clearly define what metrics will be measured and how. Project longevity must articulate how the project will create lasting benefits for Phoenix residents. Project feasibility must clearly outline the existing partnerships and/or approvals allowing you to carry out these project activities.

Project schedule must have a realistic and achievable timeline with clear milestones and clearly outline how project will be completed within 12 months. Leadership biographies outline relevant lived, work, and/or volunteer experience and describe how it will benefit project activities and help connect with the intended audience. Budget is clear, detailed, and reasonable.

Budget is presented in the format in Exhibit B: Budget Template. Demonstrates efficient use of funds, clear cost justifications, and leverages additional resources where possible. \r\n \r\n"}}" id="text-79d0c7cd69" class="cmp-text"> Applications are first reviewed for eligibility by staff.

Eligible applications are then reviewed by panels comprised of both City staff and external subject matter experts. Panelists will review and score all completed applications based on the evaluation criteria. An application is considered complete if it has responded to all the applicationquestions and has included the required attachments (Proposal, Budget, and if applicable, Fiscal Sponsor Letter and/or Property Owner Letter).

Intended audience must include residents living in historically underserved or marginalized areas, like food deserts, and must clearly define a plan to engage them. Project outcomes and metrics must clearly define what metrics will be measured and how. Project longevity must articulate how the project will create lasting benefits for Phoenix residents.

Project feasibility must clearly outline the existing partnerships and/or approvals allowing you to carry out these project activities. Project schedule must have a realistic and achievable timeline with clear milestones and clearly outline how project will be completed within 12 months.

Leadership biographies outline relevant lived, work, and/or volunteer experience and describe how it will benefit project activities and help connect with the intended audience. Budget is clear, detailed, and reasonable. Budget is presented in the format in Exhibit B: Budget Template.

Demonstrates efficient use of funds, clear cost justifications, and leverages additional resources where possible. Grant recipients are required to register as a City of Phoenix vendor at Finance procurePHX Vendor Registration . If already registered, grantee must ensure vendor profile is active and up to date.

If the applicant is a business entity (LLC, cooperative, etc.), registration with the Arizona Corportation Commission (AZCC) must be valid and have Active status. If the applicant is a 501c(3) entity,registration as an IRS Tax Exempt Organization must be valid and have Active status.

Within thirty (30) days of signing the Grant Agreement, Grantees must obtain Liability Insurance as indicated in Exhibit D – Insurance Requirements of the 2027 Food Systems grant Guidelines and provide the City of Phoenix with a Certificate of Insurance. \r\n Grantees must obtain Liability Insurance to receive reimbursement.

Grant recipients are required to sign a Grant Agreement that agrees to the following: \r\n Complete all project activities and expend all grant funds within 12 months of agreed upon project start date. Submit a monthly report for the previous month’s activities on or before the 7th of each month. Submit monthly invoices on or before the 7th of each month.

All grant-related expenses must be documented and submitted to the City to receive reimbursement. Attend cohort-wide quarterly report-out meetings to review progress, share updates, and support peers throughout the term of the agreement.

Host OEP staff for one site visit or for one media visit Grantee must submit a midpoint report providing a summary of the KPIs, any relevant issues, and project photos in a format dictated by the City; this midpoint report replaces the six-month monthly report. Grantee must submit a final report no later than thirty days after the expiration or termination of the Grant Agreement.

The final report must be in a format dictated by the City’s Office of Environmental Programs, setting forth a summary of the key performance indicators described in the Scope of Work and other relevant information. \r\n \r\n"}}" id="text-392cd0cdef" class="cmp-text"> Grant recipients are required to register as a City of Phoenix vendor at Finance procurePHX Vendor Registration .

If already registered, grantee must ensure vendor profile is active and up to date. If the applicant is a business entity (LLC, cooperative, etc.), registration with the Arizona Corportation Commission (AZCC) must be valid and have Active status. If the applicant is a 501c(3) entity,registration as an IRS Tax Exempt Organization must be valid and have Active status.

Within thirty (30) days of signing the Grant Agreement, Grantees must obtain Liability Insurance as indicated in Exhibit D – Insurance Requirements of the 2027 Food Systems grant Guidelines and provide the City of Phoenix with a Certificate of Insurance. Grantees must obtain Liability Insurance to receive reimbursement.

Grant recipients are required to sign a Grant Agreement that agrees to the following: Complete all project activities and expend all grant funds within 12 months of agreed upon project start date. Submit a monthly report for the previous month’s activities on or before the 7th of each month. Submit monthly invoices on or before the 7th of each month.

All grant-related expenses must be documented and submitted to the City to receive reimbursement. Attend cohort-wide quarterly report-out meetings to review progress, share updates, and support peers throughout the term of the agreement.

Host OEP staff for one site visit or for one media visit Grantee must submit a midpoint report providing a summary of the KPIs, any relevant issues, and project photos in a format dictated by the City; this midpoint report replaces the six-month monthly report. Grantee must submit a final report no later than thirty days after the expiration or termination of the Grant Agreement.

The final report must be in a format dictated by the City’s Office of Environmental Programs, setting forth a summary of the key performance indicators described in the Scope of Work and other relevant information. Information submitted is considered a public record and may be subject to public disclosure. For more information, see the Arizona’s Public Records Act, A.

R. S. §§ 39-121 through 39-161.

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Food Systems Grant Application Documents Food Systems Grant Guidelines Food Systems Grant Proposal Template Food Systems Grant Budget Template Food Systems Grant Virtual Sessions \r\n Virtual Information Sessions Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | 12:00-1:00 PM - Join Here Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 6:00-7:00 PM - Join Here \r\n \r\n Virtual Office Hours Monday, August 24, 2026 | 12:00-1:00 PM - Join Here \r\n \r\n"}}" id="text-d7b8d32a57" class="cmp-text"> Food Systems Grant Virtual Sessions Virtual Information Sessions Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | 12:00-1:00 PM - Join Here Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 6:00-7:00 PM - Join Here Monday, August 24, 2026 | 12:00-1:00 PM - Join Here 2026 Food System Grantees Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ACBVI) Project Title: Advancing equity for adults that are Blind or Visually Impaired (BVI), DeafBlind (DB), or living with combined vision and hearing loss (CVHL).

\r\n Project Description: ACBVI serves adults who are Blind or Visually Impaired, DeafBlind, or living with combined vision and hearing loss due to accident, illness, or trauma. Food insecurity disproportionately impacts this population due to transportation, accessibility, and fixed-income barriers.

ACBVI provides 3 meals per day, Monday-Friday, ensuring consistent access to nutritious meals in a fully accessible environment, as well as access to a food pantry so clients have food when they are not at the center. In 2025, ACBVI served more than 17,000 free meals. This project improves food and nutrition security and advances equitable access to food for a historically underserved population.

Through this program ACBVI addresses the gaps in support systems to empower individuals that are blind to regain independence, re-enter the workforce, and address their health. \r\n Learn more about ACBVI here . \r\n"}}" id="text-e87501e0cf" class="cmp-text"> Project Title: Advancing equity for adults that are Blind or Visually Impaired (BVI), DeafBlind (DB), or living with combined vision and hearing loss (CVHL).

Project Description: ACBVI serves adults who are Blind or Visually Impaired, DeafBlind, or living with combined vision and hearing loss due to accident, illness, or trauma. Food insecurity disproportionately impacts this population due to transportation, accessibility, and fixed-income barriers.

ACBVI provides 3 meals per day, Monday-Friday, ensuring consistent access to nutritious meals in a fully accessible environment, as well as access to a food pantry so clients have food when they are not at the center. In 2025, ACBVI served more than 17,000 free meals. This project improves food and nutrition security and advances equitable access to food for a historically underserved population.

Through this program ACBVI addresses the gaps in support systems to empower individuals that are blind to regain independence, re-enter the workforce, and address their health. Learn more about ACBVI here . Project title: Las Cuatro Milpas Community Care Garden & Food Forest \r\n Project description: This grant will support the expansion of the Cuatro Milpas Community Care Garden and Food Forest.

This is a sustainable foodways project in central Phoenix with 2,200 sq ft of garden space that offers educational classes, including growing practices, seed saving, culturally relevant medicinal plant workshops, and food sovereignty education.

The Cuatro Milpas Community Care Garden represents the four directions and the four elements essential to sustainable land care, and each of othe gardens is dedicated to a specific food-growing or land-based project.

\r\n"}}" id="text-0b77cda1bc" class="cmp-text"> Project title: Las Cuatro Milpas Community Care Garden & Food Forest Project description: This grant will support the expansion of the Cuatro Milpas Community Care Garden and Food Forest.

This is a sustainable foodways project in central Phoenix with 2,200 sq ft of garden space that offers educational classes, including growing practices, seed saving, culturally relevant medicinal plant workshops, and food sovereignty education.

The Cuatro Milpas Community Care Garden represents the four directions and the four elements essential to sustainable land care, and each of othe gardens is dedicated to a specific food-growing or land-based project.

Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) Project title: The Food is Medicina Intergenerational Connection Project (FMICP) \r\n Project description: The Food is Medicina Intergenerational Connection Project (FMICP) brings together the CPLC Healthy Aging Program at Casa Primavera Senior Center and CPLC Community Center Youth Programming.

Serving Phoenix’s Latino community in Phoenix, the project strengthens intergenerational understanding of food as medicine through culturally responsive education and shared meals. Older adults and youth engage in interactive learning, exchange traditions, and explore practical ways to apply food-as-medicine principles at home.

FMICP promotes nutritional wellness while fostering youth empowerment, cultural preservation, and stronger social connections rooted in Latino values. \r\n Learn more about CPLC here .

\r\n"}}" id="text-8c138cbb10" class="cmp-text"> Project title: The Food is Medicina Intergenerational Connection Project (FMICP) Project description: The Food is Medicina Intergenerational Connection Project (FMICP) brings together the CPLC Healthy Aging Program at Casa Primavera Senior Center and CPLC Community Center Youth Programming.

Serving Phoenix’s Latino community in Phoenix, the project strengthens intergenerational understanding of food as medicine through culturally responsive education and shared meals. Older adults and youth engage in interactive learning, exchange traditions, and explore practical ways to apply food-as-medicine principles at home.

FMICP promotes nutritional wellness while fostering youth empowerment, cultural preservation, and stronger social connections rooted in Latino values. Learn more about CPLC here . Espiritu Community Development Cooperation Project title: Espiritu Global Roots Leadership Garden \r\n Project description: The Espiritu Global Roots Leadership Garden will improve the existing school garden at NFL YET College Prep Academy in South Phoenix.

It will feature water-efficient irrigation, composting, shade structures, and culturally relevant plants. The program will offer sustainable gardening, nutrition, cooking courses, and entrepreneurship training. It mainly targets students and South Phoenix residents, including low-income families.

Expected outcomes include better food access, health behaviors, cultural pride, and community resilience, with 50–200 students gaining skills and 1,000 pounds of fresh produce distributed to 100 households.

\r\n"}}" id="text-dba01d2888" class="cmp-text"> Project title: Espiritu Global Roots Leadership Garden Project description: The Espiritu Global Roots Leadership Garden will improve the existing school garden at NFL YET College Prep Academy in South Phoenix. It will feature water-efficient irrigation, composting, shade structures, and culturally relevant plants.

The program will offer sustainable gardening, nutrition, cooking courses, and entrepreneurship training. It mainly targets students and South Phoenix residents, including low-income families. Expected outcomes include better food access, health behaviors, cultural pride, and community resilience, with 50–200 students gaining skills and 1,000 pounds of fresh produce distributed to 100 households.

Project title: 11th Street Community Food Project \r\n Project description: This project will transform underused common land owned by the 11th Street Villas Homeowners Association into a community food forest and garden serving the 7th Street–VA Hospital area of central Phoenix.

Located on 11th Street and Indian School, the neighborhood has extremely limited access to fresh food, relying primarily on convenience stores and a dollar store, with the nearest full grocery store over a mile away. The area is predominantly low-income, with adjacent blocks where over 60% of households earn below 50% of area median income..

Residents report weak social connections and dissatisfaction with water-intensive landscaping that provides no community benefit. Working directly with residents, the project will replace unused grassy and vacant areas with desert-adapted fruit trees, edible plants, and shared garden space open to the public during the day.

\r\n"}}" id="text-7a0917e5f2" class="cmp-text"> Project title: 11th Street Community Food Project Project description: This project will transform underused common land owned by the 11th Street Villas Homeowners Association into a community food forest and garden serving the 7th Street–VA Hospital area of central Phoenix.

Located on 11th Street and Indian School, the neighborhood has extremely limited access to fresh food, relying primarily on convenience stores and a dollar store, with the nearest full grocery store over a mile away. The area is predominantly low-income, with adjacent blocks where over 60% of households earn below 50% of area median income..

Residents report weak social connections and dissatisfaction with water-intensive landscaping that provides no community benefit. Working directly with residents, the project will replace unused grassy and vacant areas with desert-adapted fruit trees, edible plants, and shared garden space open to the public during the day.

RE:Frame Youth Arts Center Project title: Cultivating Youth Leadership in Local Food Systems \r\n Project description : RE:Frame will strengthen the local food system through paid leadership training for young leaders 16 to 24 years old to understand the current food system and build better practices for their community.

Train leaders will support other youth 14 to 24 and their families in South Phoenix and other underserved communities in the Phoenix Metro Area through youth-led Community Family Garden Days, and Wellness Wednesdays Food Distribution and Meal Services. \r\n Learn more about RE:Frame here .

\r\n"}}" id="text-998fefb37f" class="cmp-text"> Project title: Cultivating Youth Leadership in Local Food Systems Project description : RE:Frame will strengthen the local food system through paid leadership training for young leaders 16 to 24 years old to understand the current food system and build better practices for their community.

Train leaders will support other youth 14 to 24 and their families in South Phoenix and other underserved communities in the Phoenix Metro Area through youth-led Community Family Garden Days, and Wellness Wednesdays Food Distribution and Meal Services. Learn more about RE:Frame here .

Project title : Improving Food Access in South Phoenix through Community Health Programs \r\n Project description: This grant will enhance Unlimited Potential’s existing programs, which serve over 400 families annually, by expanding access to fresh, locally sourced produce for program participants. Food distribution will reach approximately 520 South Phoenix households in neighborhoods with limited access to affordable, healthy food.

In addition, the project will offer nine bilingual, interactive cooking workshops featuring culturally relevant, beginner-friendly recipes. These workshops respond directly to community-identified needs for nutrition education that respects cultural traditions and supports families in preparing healthy meals at home.

\r\n"}}" id="text-a35a7131c9" class="cmp-text"> Project title : Improving Food Access in South Phoenix through Community Health Programs Project description: This grant will enhance Unlimited Potential’s existing programs, which serve over 400 families annually, by expanding access to fresh, locally sourced produce for program participants.

Food distribution will reach approximately 520 South Phoenix households in neighborhoods with limited access to affordable, healthy food. In addition, the project will offer nine bilingual, interactive cooking workshops featuring culturally relevant, beginner-friendly recipes.

These workshops respond directly to community-identified needs for nutrition education that respects cultural traditions and supports families in preparing healthy meals at home. Project title: YMCA Food Pantries& Distribution \r\n Project description: The Valley of the Sun YMCA is expanding food distribution at three Phoenix sites—the Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA, Watts Family Maryvale YMCA, and Y Academy at Monterey Park.

Weekly distribution will increase from 3,000–5,000 pounds to 10,000–13,000 pounds. Each location offers free food boxes and pantry access, with Maryvale providing a dignified “choice pantry. ” Nutrition education and recipe cards support healthy eating.

Serving low-income residents in central and west Phoenix, the program addresses high food insecurity in USDA-designated food deserts by leveraging trusted YMCA centers to improve access to healthy food. \r\n Learn more about Valley of the Sun YMCA here .

\r\n"}}" id="text-f654275a85" class="cmp-text"> Project title: YMCA Food Pantries& Distribution Project description: The Valley of the Sun YMCA is expanding food distribution at three Phoenix sites—the Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA, Watts Family Maryvale YMCA, and Y Academy at Monterey Park. Weekly distribution will increase from 3,000–5,000 pounds to 10,000–13,000 pounds.

Each location offers free food boxes and pantry access, with Maryvale providing a dignified “choice pantry. ” Nutrition education and recipe cards support healthy eating. Serving