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Grants Awarded - 2006

•PROMOTING A SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEM

American Corn Growers Foundation$15,000
Washington, DC
General support to address issues of agricultural biotechnology, the conglomeration of transnational agribusiness, and sustainable regional food and energy systems.

Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund$40,000 over two years
Chambersburg, PA
General support to stop the corporatization of agriculture in Pennsylvania and other states while building a movement for local democratic control.

Community Food Security Coalition$40,000 over two years
Venice, CA
General support to build strong sustainable local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times.

Cornucopia Institute$20,000
Cornucopia, WI
General support to promote family-scale farming in the Midwest and nationally.

Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund$40,000 over two years
East Point, GA
General support to strengthen the capacity of African American farmers to retain their land, profit from agriculture, increase program equity in the delivery of U.S. Department of Agriculture services, promote fair trade, and advocate for Farm Bill programs that benefit limited resource farmers.

Hartford Food System$20,000
Hartford, CT
General support to improve community food security in Connecticut through community organizing and cross-movement alliance building.

Hunger Action Network of New York State$20,000
New York, NY
Program support to promote a community food security agenda for New York State, and to provide assistance to regional community food security networks.

Michael Fields Agricultural Institute$35,000 over two years
East Troy, WI
Project support to build the capacity of the grassroots sustainable agriculture movement by providing information, training and organizing on the federal appropriations process, and on the utilization of federal programs that support sustainable agriculture.

Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group/Sustainable Agriculture Coalition$25,000
Indianapolis, IN
General support to promote sustainable agriculture in the Midwest and nationally.

Missouri Rural Crisis Center$20,000
Columbia, MO
General support to promote a locally-based agriculture and food system.

National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture$60,000 over two years
Pine Bush, NY
General support for a grassroots coalition of diverse organizations from across the country, advocating for national public policies that promote an ecologically viable, environmentally sound and socially just food system.

National Family Farm Coalition$60,000 over two years
Washington, DC
General support to coalesce grassroots organizations representing family farmers and rural communities around the nation to advocate for policies and practices that support a family-farm-based and environmentally sound food and agriculture system.

New York Sustainable Agriculture Working Group$20,000
Rochester, NY
General support to expand collaborative policy, advocacy, organizing, education and outreach in order to build a more sustainable food and agriculture system in New York State.

Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group$20,000
Belchertown, MA
General support to promote policies at the state, regional and national levels to advance a more sustainable and secure food and farming system in the Northeast.

Rooted In Community$10,000
Rochester, NY
General support for a national network of grassroots groups that develops youth leadership for healthy communities and sustainable food systems.

Rural Coalition$20,000
Washington, DC
General support to increase equity in the delivery of U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, and impact policies that shape agricultural opportunities for farmers globally.

Rural Vermont$20,000
Montpelier, VT
General support to help family farmers build economic justice and a sustainable food system.

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group$50,000 over two years
Fredericksburg, TX
General support to promote sustainable agriculture in the Southeastern and South Central U.S. through a network of family farm, agriculture, consumer and environmental organizations from 13 states.

Washington Sustainable Food and Farming Network$40,000 over two years
Mount Vernon, WA
General support to promote community, environmental, social and economic well-being by mobilizing individuals and organizations to advocate for sustainable and organic food and farming.

White Earth Land Recovery Project$40,000 over two years
Callaway, MI
General support for sustainable agriculture, value-added production, direct-marketing and organizing campaigns to combat chemical and biological pollution on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota, on tribal lands throughout the region, and globally.

Women, Food and Agriculture Network$10,000
Atlantic, IA
General support to promote sustainable agriculture and community systems through education, networking and advocacy in Iowa.

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