2023 SLC Food Microgrant Awardees
In 2023, forty-five (45) individual residents or households each received $250 Home Food Production Grants, and thirteen (13) organizations received Community Grants.
See below for a list of Community Grant recipients and a brief description of what they each used the funding for.
Community Grant Awardees
Carry the Water
Support the Indigenous Healing Garden project in the Glendale neighborhood – soil remediation, community workshops, food purchases, labor, garden tools & supplies.
East Central Community Council
Support rebuilding the Outreach Community Garden in the University Gardens neighborhood; establish a youth garden; support garden cooperative to help people participate and learn in the space.
First United Methodist Church
Expand the church’s Downtown herb garden and be able to provide individual plots to neighbors and members to grow vegetables to share.
Food Justice Coalition
Support programs to provide healthy, nutrient dense meals and dry meal kits to those facing hunger and homelessness in Salt Lake City.
Grünhof Greens
Scale up production of a microgreen business through converting a shed into an indoor “vertical farm”; focused on accessibility of easy, year-round nutrition and supporting neurodiversity.
Jayhawks
Provide educational workshops around healthy food; buy equipment and paint a mural on the community shed for garden tool sharing in the Fairpark/Rose Park neighborhood, build a hoophouse to extend the growing season.
New American Goat Club
Support New American youth in learning about goat husbandry for meat production (culturally relevant food for many of their families) and developing leadership and teamwork skills through 4-H program.
Peace Gardens International Academy
Support building a modular educational black (African Identified) artist designed edible plant mosaic living wall comprising culinary plants indigenous to Africa and African diaspora regions.
Salt Lake Canning Co
Support equipment upgrades, permits, & labor for processing and preserving gleaned fruit for donation to seniors in need.
SLC Food Not Bombs
Purchase equipment to support current food distribution efforts and support transportation costs/compensation for delivered meals; start a garden to support Community Fridge/Pantry (equipment, water).
Somali Community Self Management Agency
Buy equipment to start a gardening program for their clients; offer gardening stipends to the families they serve.
Vanavil Community Garden
Support the rebuild of a yard-share style community garden focused on producing and sharing culturally relevant and important foods in the Ballpark neighborhood.
Wasatch Community Gardens/Artes de Mexico en Utah
Support expanding the Sabores de Mi Patria program and establishing a “Families as Teachers” mentorship program to facilitate workshops in other locations (schools, community spaces).