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Community
Food Systems Technical Assistance
INTENSIVE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SOUTHERN GROUPS WORKING ON COMMUNITY
FOOD SYSTEMS
Southern SAWG helps
groups plan, design and develop effective community food systems
projects. Since 2003, we have provided groups with:
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Program design evaluation and
advice
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Organizational development
evaluation and advice
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Community food assessment
advice
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Facilitation of networking and
partnership opportunities
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Identification of potential
funding sources and other needed resources
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Assistance in developing a
USDA Community Food Project Grant Proposal
Organizations are chosen through a competitive process.
Generally Southern SAWG issues a call for applications in late summer
or early fall, and choses a small number of organizations to assist
each year, with 1-2 years of assistance beginning in late fall or early
winter.
To be notified of future calls for applications or for additional
information, contact:
Keecha Harris, keecharris@gmail.com
From 2003-2007, the following organizations received intensive
technical assistance from Southern SAWG:
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Appalachian Sustainable
Agriculture Project, Asheville, NC
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Community Farm Alliance,
Frankfort, KY
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Food-Faith-Farms Project, The
LeafLight, Hillsborough, NC
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Girls Inc with the University
of Alabama Birmingham Dept. of Epidemiology, Birmingham, AL
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Jones Valley Urban Farm /
Community Food Coalition of Jefferson County, Birmingham, AL.
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Lynchburg Grows, Lynchburg, VA
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McIntosh Sustainable
Environment and Economic Development, Darien, GA
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Mississippians Engaged in
Greener Agriculture, Shelby, MS
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Mvskoke Food Sovereignty
Initiative, Okmulgee, OK
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New Orleans Food and Farm
Network, New Orleans, LA
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Newsome Community Farm, Tulsa,
OK
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Southwest Georgia Community
Food Alliance, Albany, GA
Key funding support for this program comes from
the USDA's Community Food Projects Competitive Grants program.
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