A research and education center with programs in food system policy, food communities, food production, and food system sustainability. Its Maryland Food System Map is a useful resource to Maryland-based applicants seeking information on existing infrastructure. The CLF’s Food Policy Network project “will support the development of effective and robust food policy at the state and local levels by working with existing food policy councils, national organizations and other interested groups.”
food policy
Federal Food Assistance Programs (SNAP/FINI)
SNAP and Farmers Markets: https://www.fns.usda.gov/ebt/snap-and-farmers-markets
Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) Grant Program: https://nifa.usda.gov/program/food-insecurity-nutrition-incentive-fini-grant-program
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed): https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-education-snap-ed