Improving Community Food Systems

Improving Community Food Systems is sponsored by The Colorado Health Foundation. Grant funding is available for a nine-month planning process to establish or strengthen collaboration among partners and develop a community-driven or community-informed implementation plan that focuses on improving community food systems to increase access to affordable and nut…

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The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to protect the environment, improve food production, and promote public health in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. The Foundation prefers to support projects that address under-funded issues and geographic areas.

The Foundation funds applied research, pilot projects, new initiatives, training, and technical assistance, rather than ongoing support for programs that are already well underway. An important goal for the Foundation is to provide seed money to help promising projects, organizations, and individuals develop the track record they need to attract major foundation funding in the future.

Below are examples of the Foundation’s areas of interest within the fields of conservation, food, and health, and are not meant to be exclusive. Conservation grants promote environmental conservation through field research, projects, and advocacy that: Protect biodiversity and preserve natural resources. Help mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.

Build the scientific and technical capacity of local conservation organizations and promote local, regional, and international partnerships. Increase engagement between scientists, local communities and organizations, and decision-makers. Partner with indigenous communities and local people.

Grants in the food and agriculture program area focus on targeted demonstration, applied-research, and inquiry-based projects that support on-the-ground science and advocacy.

Such efforts build capacity for self-sufficiency and resilience to climate change, enhance food security, strengthen local food systems, and support healthy nutrition through projects that: Develop and promote sustainable agricultural practices Build the capacity of small-scale farmers. Advance farmer research and research partnerships.

Develop environmentally sound and affordable approaches to control pests and diseases affecting important local food crops. Promote indigenous food sovereignty and knowledge systems. Address challenges of uptake and scalability through new methods of extension, education, and technology transfer.

The Foundation supports efforts that test new ideas and approaches that promote public health, with a special emphasis on reproductive health and family planning and their integration with other health promotion activities.

It favors community-level disease prevention and health promotion projects and efforts that help strengthen regional and country public health systems over disease diagnosis, treatment, and care provided by clinics, hospitals, and humanitarian aid programs.

Activities that help increase capacity include applied research, program development, technical assistance, and training projects that: Promote reproductive health and family planning. Address issues related to mental and behavioral health. Address issues relating to pollution and environmental health.

Increase the understanding of zoonotic and neglected tropical diseases. Address issues relating to nutrition and health. Based on feedback from the Foundation, proposals are rarely invited that: Focus on direct humanitarian aid (e.g., food distribution, emergency medical care).

Are locally confined with no clear path to regional impact or replication. Involve general village improvement, basic organic farming, or animal husbandry training without a research component or specific ecological focus. Request buildings, equipment, vehicles, wells, or capital costs.

Exceed 25% of the applicant organization’s annual budget or come from start-ups with limited track records. Focus on microenterprise, ecotourism, livelihoods, or social science-only research. Propose clinical care, medical missions, or hospital-based services (vs. prevention/health promotion).

Lack explicit leadership from local partners. Strong applications frame a sharp, urgent question grounded in natural/health sciences and show interdisciplinary, collaborative impact.

CU Internal Deadline: 11:59pm MST November 18, 2025 Sponsor Concept Application Deadline: December 22, 2025 Sponsor Full Proposal Application Deadline (invitation only): January 15, 2026 Internal Application Requirements (all in PDF format) Project Summary (2 pages maximum): Please include the following: problem summary; project goals, activities and anticipated outcomes; broader impacts to the community and field; and project leaders and collaborating organizations.

Budget Overview (1 page maximum): A basic budget outlining project costs is sufficient; detailed OCG budgets are not required. Include any matching funds. To access the online application, visit: https://cuboulderovcr.

secure-platform. com/a/solicitations/7121/home The Foundation increasingly prioritizes direct support to locally-led organizations. U.S.-based applicants must clearly demonstrate: Named local project leaders and partner organizations with decision-making roles.

Evidence of community representation in governance, staffing, or public voice (e.g., via partner websites, boards). Limited Submission Guidelines The Foundation will consider only one proposal from an organization in any calendar year. Anticipated Award: $25K – $50K Award Duration: 1 – 2 years View all active limited submission opportunities View Limited Submission Funding Opportunity Procedures Research and expertise across CU Boulder.

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