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Mini-Grant Opportunity: Food and Nutrition for All Collaborative Community Solutions Accelerator

Investing in What’s Already Growing

The Food and Nutrition For All (FNFA) Community Solutions Accelerator (CSA) is a mini-grant program and shared-learning cohort that funds and strengthens community-led, resident-centered projects advancing food and nutrition security, health access, and systems coordination across Miami-Dade County.

Our name takes inspiration from the agricultural CSA, the Community Supported Agriculture model, where communities invest in local growers and share in what that investment helps cultivate. The FNFA CSA carries that same spirit of shared investment into our collaborative: putting resources behind the organizations, leaders, and ideas already rooted in our communities so they have greater capacity to grow, strengthen, and create impact.

What Selected Partners Receive

The CSA is more than a grant. Selected organizations receive:

• Direct funding
• Technical assistance and coaching
• Networking opportunities
• Visibility through FNFA events and communications

A key design principle: the CSA funds an organization’s existing program and asks the grantee to add a small number of new components (most notably a Wellness Day), rather than requiring a brand-new standalone project.

What the CSA Supports

• Food access and nutrition initiatives
• Community education and outreach
• Wellness and health promotion activities
• Community engagement and resident leadership
• Volunteer and peer-support models
• Innovative or pilot expansions to existing projects
• Cross-sector collaboration
• Capacity-building activities

What’s Not Eligible

• New standalone projects (CSA funds must support the expansion or enhancement of an existing program or service; pilots and new activities are welcome when they extend existing work)
• Projects that do not serve Miami-Dade County residents
• Single-organization applications (every application must involve at least two partners)

Who Can Apply

To apply as the lead applicant (the organization that receives and manages the award), you must be:

• A 501(c)(3) nonprofit (faith-based organizations, coalitions, and fiscally sponsored projects are welcome if they meet the criteria below)
• Under $1,000,000 in annual budget
• Serving Miami-Dade County residents

All applicants must also:

• Serve Miami-Dade County communities
• Align with FNFA’s goals and priorities (see below)
• Name one lead contact, who receives funds and manages any sub-grants
• Commit to cohort participation for the grant period

Collaboration Requirement

Applications must include at least two partner organizations. One serves as lead and receives the award, and may sub-grant to partners (not all partners need to receive funding, some can contribute in-kind). Applicants describe each partner’s role and how it strengthens the project’s impact, and each partner submits a signed Letter of Agreement.

Wellness Day Requirement

Each grantee hosts a smaller-scale Wellness Day that includes:

• A nutrition component (education, workshops, food demos)
• A food access component (flexible, prepared meals or demos count)
• Health navigation or screening (UHP can help coordinate)
• Accessible space for physical activity
• At least 3 partner organizations

Target attendance is about 50 people (a preliminary estimate; final targets are set in your Grant Agreement). UHP supports every Wellness Day at no cost, including registration and sign-ups.

Cohort Participation Requirement

Grantees attend at least 3 of 6 cohort sessions (workshops, networking, coaching, storytelling) during the grant period. Any team or partner member can attend on your organization’s behalf.

How the CSA Connects to FNFA’s 2026 Priorities

📅 Key Dates

🤝 Grant Preparation Workshops

Need help preparing your application? We want to support you. We’ll host two Lunch & Learn workshops to walk interested organizations through the opportunity, answer questions, and help you develop your application materials (narrative, budget, and letters of agreement).

📌 Register for Workshop #1: Grant Planning Session, Sept 29 at 12 PM
📌 Register for Workshop #2: Budgets & Partnership Agreements, Oct 13 at 12 PM

Questions?

Reach out to info@foodandnutritionforall.org.

Collaborate With Food and Nutrition for All

FNFA isn’t simply a program. It’s a growing network of residents, organizations, healthcare partners, growers, businesses, institutions, and community leaders working toward a stronger and more accessible food and nutrition system.

Whether you want to share resources, collaborate on an initiative, participate in an Action Group, host a Wellness Day, contribute to the Food Finder, connect residents to resources, pursue funding together, or simply stay connected, there’s a place for you in the Collaborative.

Already involved? Feel free to share this invitation with another organization, resident, or community leader who should be at the table.

Complete Our Partner Impact Survey: Community Food Access & Emergency Response

In times of disruption, coordination is our greatest strength.

The Food & Nutrition for All Collaborative (FNFA) is working alongside Miami-Dade County, Emergency Response teams, and local partners to identify needs, gaps, and opportunities to strengthen our collective food access response.

We’re asking community organizations and partners to take a quick 3-minute survey to share how your organization is being impacted by the federal shutdown- operationally, financially, programmatically, or through staffing challenges.

Your input will help us:

1. Identify your most urgent needs (food, supplies, support)
2. Coordinate local and regional resources
3. Strengthen mutual support and collective action

Thank you for your continued partnership. Together, we can ensure no one goes hungry.

Share Your Story

The Food & Nutrition for All Collaborative (FNFA) brings together residents, community organizations, and partners to strengthen food access and security across Miami-Dade County, and we want to hear from YOU!

We’re collecting stories from community members and partner organizations that show the human side of this collective effort.

Share a short video, photo, or written story highlighting how you or your organization are helping create a healthier, more resilient, and sustainable food system.

Your story will help inspire others and remind our community that when we work together, everyone has a seat at the table.