Programs

  • Farmers Technical Assistance Program

    TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES - OVER 520 FARMERS WERE ASSISTED IN PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR OVER $200,000 IN USDA FFWR COVID RELIEF. DIRECT ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT TO OVER 65 FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WAS PROVIDED IN RESOLVING BARRIERS TO THEIR FOOD AND FARM BUSINESSES. THIS INCLUDED DIRECT SUPPORT WITH APPLICATIONS, COORDINATING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, COORDINATING ACCESS TO LOCAL AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND CONNECTING TO DIRECT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. COLLABORATION WITH PUERTO RICO ALSO SUPPORTED TA PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN GRASSROOTS FOOD AND FARM BUSINESSES ACROSS THE ISLAND.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $111.5K

  • Marketplace Development Initiative

    MARKETPLACE CREATION AND ACCESS - UPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE FOOD AND FARM BUSINESSES ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, WHICH COLLECTED AND VERIFIED 240 LOCAL FOOD BUSINESSES. DISTRIBUTED OVER $5,000 IN INCENTIVES FOR PURCHASING LOCAL FOOD VIA THE GOOD FOOD BUCKS PROGRAM. BETA TESTED A VIRTUAL FARMERS MARKET PLATFORM FOR ACCESSING FOOD AND FARM BUSINESSES. DEVELOPED A BUSINESS BUILDER AWARD PROGRAM, UNDER THE REGIONAL FOOD BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM, TO DISTRIBUTE OVER $1.5 MILLION IN FOOD BUSINESS GRANTS TO THE USVI AND PUERTO RICO IN 2025 - 2026.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $93.2K

  • Food Systems Education Summit

    EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - HOSTED THE INAUGURAL ISLAND FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT IN ST. CROIX, WITH 145 ATTENDEES JOINING IN A CROSS-LEARNING OPPORTUNITY ON FOOD SYSTEMS PRACTICES, EDUCATION, POLICY, AND RESOURCES. REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS, THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, HAWAI'I, PUERTO RICO, VIEQUES, ALASKA AND THE LOWER-48 U.S. JOINED. SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO 32 FARMERS TO JOIN. SUPPORTED DELIVERING A 6-WEEK YOUTH EDUCATION SUMMER PROGRAM WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN FARM AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECTORS. PROVIDED COMMUNITY EDUCATION AT MULTIPLE COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENTS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ON ACCESSING LOCAL FARMS AND PRODUCERS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $54.3K