Description: Local Food Victories of the
Future are action steps individuals are taking toward a healthy, sustainable,
and equitable food system in our region of Southeast Michigan. If you have an idea, at least one other
person to work with, and if you meet the criteria outlined below, you are
eligible to apply. Deadline for
submission is September 1, 2012.
Mini-grant awards will be confirmed by September 5th and announced
publicly at the HomeGrown Festival on September 8, 2012. We expect each mini-grant applicant to
request up to $500, but we will be flexible depending on the quality of the
application and the number of applications received.
Criteria that the Grant Committee will
use to make decisions:
Have the requirements for
documentation and deadline been met?
· What is the potential to
strengthen a sustainable food system in our region?
· What is the ability of this
project to expand the movement to reach a broad and diverse mainstream
audience?
Checklist for inclusion:
__________Goal, plan, and timeline for
reaching your goal.
__________Budget request. How much are you
requesting, what is it for and how will it contribute to your goal?
__________Meeting notes from 3 meetings with your
group’s stakeholders. Please include:
Date, agenda, who was present, action items.
Expectations: If you are
awarded a mini-grant, we will ask for a progress update by email in November
and in February. We also ask that
you plan to make a presentation on the status or outcome at the 2013 Local Food
Summit.
Please use this form, or create your own
document, with the requested information. Deadline for submission is September
5, 2012.
Mail:
Slow Food Huron Valley - Local Food Victories of the Future
P.O. Box 7237, Ann Arbor, MI 48107
Slow Food Huron Valley - Local Food Victories of the Future
P.O. Box 7237, Ann Arbor, MI 48107
Good luck
and thank you for taking steps to create the world as it should be!
