2022 CRF Application - Good Shepherd Food Bank

CRF Grant Application

This is Good Shepherd Food Bank's Community Redistribution Fund's Grant Application. Please note: You can save your application and return to it later using the "Save and Continue Later" option at the end of the form. Please make sure to copy and save the link and/or have it sent to your email.

Name of Organization(Required)

Mailing Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Contact Name(Required)

First Last

Title/Relationship to Organization(Required)

Contact Email Address(Required)

Contact Website or Social Media Page

Organization Service Area(Required)

Name of fiscal sponsor, if applicable

Mission statement and/or general description of your organization's programs and services(Required)

How long has your organization/project been in operation?(Required)

Project Proposal

Describe your project(Required)

Please describe your project. Please include what communities you will work with, including countries of origin, if applicable. Where does your project take place? How will your project make culturally important foods available to community members in need?

Does your organization/project work primarily with BIPOC, immigrant, and/or refugee communities? Please describe.(Required)

OPTIONAL: Additional Narrative

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Does your project (please select the option that is most applicable):(Required)

a. Seek to break down barriers and increase access to culturally important foods in culturally responsive ways. (Community Impact Grant - Up to $20,000)

b. Seek to address systemic, food-related issues that have a disproportionate impact on communities of color. (Systemic Impact Grant - Up to $50,000)

c. Seek to address emergent needs of BIPOC communities. (Grassroots Grant - Up to $10,000)

What is the estimated number of families this project will reach?(Required)

Describe how your project increases food access among BIPOC, Indigenous, Immigrant, and Refugee Communities(Required)

Please describe how BIPOC, immigrant, and/or refugee communities are included in your organization's leadership and/or decision-making.(Required)

Grant Request and Project Budget

What funding level are you applying (please selection the option that you feel is most applicable to you proposal)?(Required)

Community Impact Grants ($20,000, one-time)(Seek to break down barriers and increase access to culturally important foods in culturally responsive ways.)

Systemic Impact Grants ($50,000, one-time)(Seek to address systemic, food-related issues that have a disproportionate impact on communities of color.)

Grassroots Grants ($10,000, one-time)(Seek to address emergent needs of BIPOC communities.)

Project Budget(Required)

Please list all expenses that grant funds will be used for. Up to 20% of grant requests may be used for general operational expenses.

OPTIONAL: Additional Budget Detail

Max. file size: 100 MB.

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Please briefly describe how you will use the funds.

Additional sources of funding and support, if applicable. If none, enter none.

Please list any other partner organizations/groups that you collaborate with on your food access work.

Optional Questions and Accessibility

If you could access low- or no-cost food items from Good Shepherd Food Bank, what would your top 3 - 5 priorities or most-needed items be? Please be as specific as possible.

Accessibility If you have concerns related to the accessibility of this application or need to request accommodations in order to complete it, please email mchan@gsfb.org and we will work with you to address your needs/concerns.

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