Apply for Food Access Grants 2025
The Application and information for Food programs that include food pantries, community kitchens, the Bulk Buy Program and the Farm to Pantry program . Application opens In January. There are 2 grant cycles for food programs in 2025 year
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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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Funding is only available to grantee organizations and programs whose beneficiaries are located in the geographic footprint of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
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New York State counties comprising The Episcopal Diocese of New York State include: New York (Manhattan), Richmond (Staten Island), Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan.
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Grantees must complete a grant application on a timely basis and execute a grant agreement.
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Grantees must complete an interview with each of (1) a member of Episcopal Charities staff and (2) a member of the Episcopal Charities Advisory Committee.
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Grantees must be dedicated to non-religious, charitable missions that are non-sectarian and inclusive in all respects.
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Grantees must be sponsored by a church within the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
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Grantees must participate in certain mandatory training prior to receiving a grant and, in some cases as determined by Episcopal Charities, as a condition of receiving a grant.
IMPORTANT DATES
Food Program Timeline For Applying and Awards.
There are two application periods for Food Access organizations. Food Access #1 is for applicants with a budget below $50,000. Food Access #2 is for applicants with a budget of over $50,000. To learn about informational and application completion workshops click here.
APPLICATION AND RESOURCES
We use an online application system. To determine which grant cycle type you should apply for review our FAQ Section:
Current Basic Human Needs Grantees
Addressing Root Causes of Hunger During COVID-19 | Church of the Good Shepherd, Granite Springs | $15,400.00 |
All Saints Community Meal | All Saints Church, Manhattan | $3,000.00 |
Angel Food East | St. John's Church, Kingston | $17,000.00 |
Ascension Food Pantry | Church of the Ascension, Mt. Vernon | $4,000.00 |
Ascension Outreach, Inc. | Church of the Ascension, Manhattan | $4,000.00 |
Atonement Food Pantry | Church of the Atonement, Bronx | $8,000.00 |
Bienestar en Port Chester: A Collaborative Ministry for Wellbeing in Mind, Body, and Spirit | Christ's Church, Rye | $2,500.00 |
Brown Bag Program | Christ & St. Stephen's Church, Manhattan | $9,000.00 |
Caring Hands Food Pantry | St. John's Church, Monticello | $12,000.00 |
Cathedral Community Cares | Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Manhattan | $10,500.00 |
Christ Church Community Outreach | Christ Church (New Brighton), Staten Island | $6,000.00 |
Crossroads Community Services, Inc. | St. Bartholomew's Church, Manhattan | $25,000.00 |
Emergency Shelter Partnership (mt. Kisco) | St. Matthew's Church, Bedford | $6,000.00 |
English as a Second Language | St. Mary's Ghanaian Church, Bronx | $2,500.00 |
Fed by Grace | Grace Church, Port Jervis | $7,000.00 |
Feeding Ministry | Christ Church, Ramapo | $15,000.00 |
Feeding Program | St. Margaret's Church, Bronx | $2,500.00 |
Feeding Westchester's Hungry | Church of the Good Shepherd, Granite Springs | $5,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. Mary's Church, Staten Island | $2,000.00 |
Food Pantry | Church of Sts. John, Paul & Clement, Manhattan | $6,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. Peter's Church (Chelsea), Manhattan | $5,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. Paul's Church, Bronx | $6,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. James' Church (Fordham), Bronx | $11,000.00 |
Food Pantry | Iglesia Memorial de San Andres, Yonkers | $15,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. George's Church, Bronx | $7,500.00 |
Food Pantry | St. Paul's Church, Poughkeepsie | $4,000.00 |
Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen | St. Ann's Church of Morrisania, Bronx | $23,000.00 |
Food of Life/Comida de Vida Food Pantry | St. Thomas Church, Amenia Union | $16,000.00 |
Fred's Pantry | Church of the Divine Love, Montrose | $8,600.00 |
God in Action - Food Alliance | Grace Church/La Gracia, White Plains | $10,000.00 |
Grace Immigrant Outreach (GIO) | Grace Church, Millbrook | $18,500.00 |
Grace's Kitchen | Grace Church/La Gracia, White Plains | $17,500.00 |
Grace's Kitchen | Grace Church, Nyack | $5,000.00 |
Guild of St. Margaret's Soup Kitchen and Emergency Food Pantry | Grace Church, Middletown | $25,000.00 |
Healthy Living/Sustainability | Church of the Mediator, Bronx | $5,000.00 |
Helping Hands Interfaith Food Pantry | St. Mary's Church, Tuxedo Park | $10,000.00 |
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen | Church of the Holy Apostles, Manhattan | $17,500.00 |
Holyrood Food Fest | Church of the Holyrood, Manhattan | $7,500.00 |
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison | Christ's Church, Rye | $18,000.00 |
LSA Family Health Service, Inc. | Church of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan | $9,000.00 |
Moravian Open Door | Church of the Incarnation, Manhattan | $6,500.00 |
New York Common Pantry | Church of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan | $12,500.00 |
Ossining Emergency Shelter | St. Paul's on the Hill, Ossining | $5,000.00 |
Our Lord's Soup Kitchen and Pantry | Grace Church (West Farms), Bronx | $8,500.00 |
Outreach Food Pantry | St. Edmund's Church, Bronx | $5,000.00 |
Outreach Program | St. Michael's Church, Manhattan | $13,000.00 |
Pathways Drop-in Program | All Angels' Church, Manhattan | $7,125.00 |
Racket | Church of the Epiphany, Manhattan | $4,500.00 |
Rondout Valley Food Pantry | Church of Christ the King, Stone Ridge | $7,000.00 |
Shepherd's Kitchen | Iglesia del Buen Pastor, Newburgh | $7,000.00 |
Sloatsburg Food Pantry | St. Mary's Church, Tuxedo Park | $8,500.00 |
Soup Kitchen | St. Ignatius of Antioch, Manhattan | $2,500.00 |
St. Andrew's Kitchen | St. Andrew's Church, Bronx | $7,500.00 |
St. Peter's Love Kitchen and Love Pantry | St. Peter's Church, Bronx | $12,500.00 |
The Community Food Pantry at St. Mary's | St. Mary's Church, Mohegan Lake | $11,500.00 |
The Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry, Inc. | St. Mark's Church, Mt. Kisco | $15,000.00 |
The Net Step: Intensive Support | St. Matthew's Church, Bedford | $10,000.00 |
The Pantry at SUNY Ulster | St. Andrew's Church, New Paltz | $5,000.00 |
The Sunday Meals Program | Church of St. Matthew & St. Timothy | $4,500.00 |
Ulster Immigrant Defense Network, Inc. | Holy Cross/Santa Cruz, Kingston | $30,000.00 |
WANA (We Are Not Afraid) Community Resource Center, Inc. | St. Mary's (Manhattanville), Manhattan | $25,000.00 |
Wednesday Night Dinner Program | Church of the Epiphany, Manhattan | $4,500.00 |
West Side Center for Community Life, Inc. | Christ & St. Stephen's Church, Manhattan | $12,500.00 |