R Success Foundation Inc

HOPE FARMER TRAINING FOR VETERANS

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** GROWING A NEW TRADITION OF URBAN FARMERS (NEW TRADITIONS)

RECIPE FOR SUCCESS FOUNDATION (RFS) WAS FOUNDED IN 2005 TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY BY CHANGING THE WAY CHILDREN UNDERSTAND,APPRECIATE,AND EAT THEIR FOOD AND TO EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH HEALTHIER DIETS. RFS OPERATES HOPE FARMS (HTTP://HOPEFARMS HTX.ORG ) A SEVEN-ACRE WORKING,URBAN FARM LOCATED IN THE SHADOW OF DOWNTOWN HOUSTON,WHERE WE GROW AFFORDABLE,FRESH PRODUCE FOR HOUSTON FAMILIES,TRAIN NEW URBAN FARMERS,AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT AND CELEBRATE FRESH,LOCALLY-GROWN FOOD. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF HOPE FARMS EXPANDS DIVERSITY AND FREQUENCY OF FARMERS MARKETS IN FOOD DESERTS IS TO EXPAND OUR IMPACT AND REACH FROM OUR ORIGINAL "FIRST SATURDAY" FARMERS MARKET CONCEPT IN THE HISTORICALLY BLACK HOUSTON NEIGHBORHOOD OF SUNNYSIDE,A KNOWN FOOD DESERT,WHICH WAS ATTEMPTED JUST PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN TO A LARGER FOOTPRINT OF VENDORS AND CUSTOMERS,FURTHER LEVERAGED BY OFFERING PARTICIPATING VENDORS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FOOD FROM FRIENDS IN THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED ROLLING GREEN POP UP MARKETS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. (PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS PLATE FOR A MAP NOTING LOW-INCOME AND LOW-ACCESS AREAS). THEREFORE,RFS SEEKS USDA FMPP FUNDING TO: 1) HIRE A PART-TIME PROGRAM MANAGER AND SECURE SERVICES OF A PR FIRM WHO WILL TOGETHER EXPAND OUR PARTNERSHIP BASE,DEVELOP RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS,BUILD A COALITION OF URBAN MICRO-FARMERS AND BOUTIQUE FOOD MAKERS WHO COLLECTIVELY PRODUCE A WIDE VARIETY OF COMPLEMENTARY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS,AND DESIGN AND DEPLOY A COHESIVE ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY-BASED FRESH- FOOD SALES AND EVENTS; AND EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF HOPE FARMS' PRODUCE PROCESSING AND PACKING STATION TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS OF INCORPORATING RECRUITED URBAN FARMERS' PRODUCTS INTO ROLLING GREEN MARKET POP-UPS,THEREBY INCREASING FARMERS' REACH AND INCOME OPPORTUNITIES.

UAIP IN TX

HOPE FARMS ROLLING GREEN MARKETS AND DIR

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

URBAN AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION PROJECT AT HOPE FARMS

POP END DATE CHANGED TO PROCESS CLOSE OUT.