2023 Resilience Grant

2023 Resilience Grant Application
NOFA-VT has a pool of funds to distribute directly to Vermont farmers as up-front grants to enhance projects that will improve long term resilience on farms.

We are particularly interested in projects that:
- Mitigate against the harmful effects of our changing climate
- Repair harms that have been committed due to the historic and widespread racism embedded in our current food system
- Are innovative and will encourage others to adapt new and more promising practices
- Will lead to broader community resilience through enhanced food security, community-based solutions, and connectivity.
That said, we are leaving the definition of resilience intentionally broad so that applicants can share their ideas about resilience with us and to not limit our imagination, as we know resilience takes many forms and we do not want to inadvertently disallow exciting, out-of-the-box ideas!

Applications will be anonymized (names of farms and farmers removed) and reviewed by a panel of farmers and farmworkers using the criteria and scoring rubric available here:

https://www.nofavt.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/2023_resilience_grant_application_review_criteria.pdf

Applications are due by 5pm on Wednesday, March 1st. Late applications will not be accepted.
You can find examples of previous projects that we funded here: https://www.nofavt.org/2022-resilience-grantees

For more information, assistance with the grant application, or to request translation services, please contact Aaron Guman at (802) 434-7180 or aaron@nofavt.org
To be eligible for this grant:
1. Your farm must be located in Vermont and in business for a minimum of one year.
2. You must be able to meet the timeline for project completion by December 31st, 2023
3. Your farm cannot have received a Vermont Family Farmer of the Month award in 2021 or 2022.
4. You cannot be an immediate family members (defined as spouse, civil union partner, parent, sibling, or any other relative residing in the applicable party's household) of a NOFA Vermont staff member.
Are you eligible for this grant?*

Yes (please complete the remainder of the application)No (if no, you are not eligible to apply for this grant at this time).

CONTACT INFORMATION
If a multi-farm application, please provide the contact information only for the primary contact.
Are you a NOFA-VT Member?*

YesNo, but I have been in the pastNo, I have never been
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

TownCounty

Postal / Zip Code

YOUR NARRATIVE
Please define in 2-3 sentences what resilience means to you. (Max 250 characters)*

0/250
Please describe your project in 2-3 paragraphs, with a focus on how it will contribute to the resilience of your farm and/or community (Max 1500 characters). *

0/1500
What is your total grant request? *
Please provide a project budget outline, clearly detailing how you will use the awarded funds.
What systemic barriers do you face (or have faced) that may have prevented you from accessing funding in the past? (Max 750 characters)

0/750
Is there any additional information you would like to share? (Max 750 characters)

0/750
Are there additional sources of funding you're seeking to support our project, which if not received will make it hard to complete your project?

Yes (please explain below)No
If answered "Yes" above, please explain.
Should your application be awarded, would you permit us to visit your farm and share the story of your project with our broader community? Your answer will not affect your application.

YesNoUnsure
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2023 Resilience Grant Application