Grants

The Foundation makes grants that support its broad interest areas of field-based science, art and craft, teaching, and protection of the natural world.

Active

American Heart Association

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support early-career fellows in exploring the intersections of food systems, health, culture and equity through engagement with the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI)
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Dillard University

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Dillard University Food Pantry Healthy Corner Internship Program
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Movement Alliance Project

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support Fishadelphia to host college students interns to engage with real world food systems work
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Spelman College

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To engage students in food and regenerative farming practices that reflect and preserve culture and heritage
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

University of California Berkeley Foundation

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the HBCU-Berkeley Environmental Scholars for Change Program with a focus on hands-on food research
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

University of Idaho Foundation

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center's summer internship program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Berea College

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support Grow Appalachia's hands-on learning with experienced farmers for new and beginning farmers aspiring to start their own farms
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Calypso Farm and Ecology Center

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Community Roots Program, an urban agriculture training program for teens and young adults
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Earth Island Institute

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support a Food Shift internship(s) focused on maximizing food use for the community through food recovery
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Friends of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support Fishadelphia’s after-school program for high school students to learn about sustainable seafood
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Friends of Zenger Farm

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Beginning Farmer Apprenticeship Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Ho’okua’ina

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support seasonal interns in spending 10 weeks on the farm to gain hands-on experience learning ancient Hawaiian traditional methods of farming, important cultural lessons and life skills
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Inquiring Systems Inc.

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support CoFED's Just Leader Fellowship program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Island Institute

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Lift All Boats Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

La Cocina

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Incubator Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Pie Ranch

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Regenerator Program at Cascade Ranch and YouthCorp
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Prime Produce Limited

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate student research in food systems via Urban Soils Institute, a partner of GROW Externships
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Slow Food Usa

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support travel/lodging of Slow Food USA members and leaders to hands-on learning experiences about food systems
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the AQUANAUTS program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The U C Davis Foundation

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support underrepresented undergraduate students to pursue summer research projects focused on plant, environmental, and agroecology sciences
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Tides Center

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support PODER's Urban Campesinxs food justice and young adult leadership program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

University of California Berkeley Foundation

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the HBCU-Berkeley Environmental Scholars for Change Program with a focus on hands-on food research
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

University of Idaho Foundation

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center (SOAC) Summer Internship program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Calypso Farm and Ecology Center

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Community Roots Program, an urban agriculture training program for teens and young adults
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Earth Island Institute

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support a Food Shift internship(s) focused on food waste
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023