Award Boston Ujima Project G-2206-292213 This grant will support Boston Ujima Project, one of the nation’s leading democratically managed lenders dedicated to building wealth and ownership within low-income communities of color. Ujima has proven to be adept at blending investments and purchasing commitments from major anchor institutions like Boston Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital…
Award G-2205-292023 Duke University Alumni & Development Records This grant will support a bilingual graduate intern position with Duke University’s World Food Policy Center to work with our Equitable Food Policy Oriented Development grantee partner, El Departamento de la Comida (El Depa) to develop a case study documenting and evaluating the relief efforts in Puerto Rico after the…
Award DAISA Enterprises G-2205-292129 This grant to DAISA Enterprises will provide ongoing support for the Equitable Food Oriented (EFOD) Collaborative, which is comprised of Black, Indigenous, Asian and Latinx leaders from community-based organizations engaged in food enterprise in communities across the country. DAISA will continue to staff, facilitate, and provide strategic guidance through project…
Award Amplify Fund G-2204-291907 This grant to the Amplify Fund will support primarily BIPOC-led organizations in seven states and Puerto Rico that are advocating for equitable community development outcomes. Amplify operates differently than many other funder collaboratives in that major strategic and governance decisions are made primarily by the 55 field partners in the…
Award Community Services Unlimited G-2205-292130 This grant will support Community Services Unlimited (CSU) to serve as the Equitable Food Oriented Development (EFOD) Collaborative’s fiscal sponsor. CSU has many years of experience as a fiscal sponsor and is itself an EFOD exemplar. Key roles will include re-granting, contracting, and technical assistance (TA).
Award Community Credit Lab G-2205-292131 This grant will support Community Credit Lab (CCL) in launching the Equitable Food Oriented Development (EFOD) Fund to manage and deploy capital to support community-led, food-based projects to become revenue generating within 12-months. Designed in partnership with the EFOD Collaborative, the Fund is an affordable financing model that centers community…