Foods procured using LFPA funding may be distributed through a variety of channels, including through food service. The full cost of a prepared/cooked meal is not an eligible cost because it is fully processed and LFPA funded foods must be raw or minimally processed. However, LFPA can fund the cost of the raw or minimally processed local ingredients that may be part of meals. If a meal has LFPA funded ingredients it must be distributed at no cost, without conditions for the end users.
Yes, provided that the outreach activities are related to approved activities of the grant project. To expand on Example 3 from Appendix B of the Request for Applications – if 5 farmers are partnering on an application, the time those farms spend going out to other new farms to build relationships with potential additional collaborators and talk about the LFPA program would be an approved outreach expense. Time spent documenting purchases and distributions for reporting purposes would be an allowable administrative expense.
Yes, provided that the outreach activities are related to approved activities of the grant project. To expand on Example 3 from Appendix B of the Request for Applications – if 5 farmers are partnering on an application, the time those farms spend going out to other new farms to build relationships with potential additional collaborators and talk about the LFPA program would be an approved outreach expense. Time spent documenting purchases and distributions for reporting purposes would be an allowable administrative expense.
Application
A lead applicant needs to have a UEI in place at the time that they apply. If that applicant is awarded funding, they will need to follow federal requirements for serving as a pass-through entity. The people they partner with will also need to get a UEI if they are receiving funding as a partner. This is because the disbursement of funds to a partner is considered a subaward to a subrecipient who has programmatic decision-making and is helping the awardee carry out a part of the Federal award. In contrast, collaborators do not need a UEI. If a collaborator is receiving funding they are considered to be doing so as a contractor.
A lead applicant needs to have a UEI in place at the time that they apply. If that applicant is awarded funding, they will need to follow federal requirements for serving as a pass-through entity. The people they partner with will also need to get a UEI if they are receiving funding as a partner. This is because the disbursement of funds to a partner is considered a subaward to a subrecipient who has programmatic decision-making and is helping the awardee carry out a part of the Federal award. In contrast, collaborators do not need a UEI. If a collaborator is receiving funding they are considered to be doing so as a contractor.
Yes, it is different than a federal tax ID. Getting a Unique Entity ID validates your legal business name and address as an organization or individual in order to receive federal funds. You can get a Unique Entity ID from the federal System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and view an instructional video if needed.
Yes, it is different than a federal tax ID. Getting a Unique Entity ID validates your legal business name and address as an organization or individual in order to receive federal funds. You can get a Unique Entity ID from the federal System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and view an instructional video if needed.
No, you do not need to state all farmers you will be supporting. The lead applicant needs to be clearly stated and at least one partner must be identified. However, you don’t need to confirm where you will be sourcing all of the food if the farms are not going to be direct partners.
If a project does not involve one or more partners who identify as a socially disadvantaged and/or emerging you will have to, at the time of the application, have identified at least one socially disadvantaged and/or emerging farmer you plan to work with. This farm will need to provide a letter of support acknowledging their intent to supply food as part of the proposed project. In addition, if you are planning to source more than $10,000 of product from any one farm, that farm would have to submit a letter of support.
No, you do not need to state all farmers you will be supporting. The lead applicant needs to be clearly stated and at least one partner must be identified. However, you don’t need to confirm where you will be sourcing all of the food if the farms are not going to be direct partners.
If a project does not involve one or more partners who identify as a socially disadvantaged and/or emerging you will have to, at the time of the application, have identified at least one socially disadvantaged and/or emerging farmer you plan to work with. This farm will need to provide a letter of support acknowledging their intent to supply food as part of the proposed project. In addition, if you are planning to source more than $10,000 of product from any one farm, that farm would have to submit a letter of support.