This is an alert that Project for Public Spaces, Inc. (PPS) will release a Request for Pre-proposals in mid-October with approximately $1 million in collaborative funding from the Ford Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. This grants initiative is being undertaken in partnership with the Farmers Market Coalition, a program of the North American Farmers Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA/FMC). The grant program will strategically support public markets, especially in low-income communities, to become more economically sustainable and community-centered, with a specific focus on farmers markets.
If you currently receive emails from PPS, an official announcement will be sent to you when the RFP is released. The RFP will also be posted on PPS's website at www.pps.org/PublicMarkets.
If you are not on PPS's mailing list, you can sign up for updates on the RFP below:
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Turnaround time for Pre-proposals will be approximately 30 days from the date of the release, with Pre-proposals due in Mid-November. Applicants will submit short pre-proposals for evaluation; highly ranked applicants will be requested to submit full proposals by the end of January. Grants are expected to be awarded on or about March 1, 2006.
Grants will be awarded to individual farmers markets as well as market systems or networks. In addition, grants will be provided for state and regional farmers markets associations. Areas of interest to be explored in this round of grants include:
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