In keeping with RAF’s strong commitment to advancing racial equity and justice as essential components in a regenerative agricultural system, all funding decisions were made by a peer-led advisory team with representation from partner coalitions.
Funding Example: Farm Bill Advocacy
Grant proposals were by invitation only, and grantee organizations needed to be a members of one of several sustainable agriculture policy coalitions, including:
- NSAC
- HEAL Food Alliance
- National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC)
- Rural Coalition
- Native Farm Bill Coalition
- Intertribal Agriculture Council
- Good Food for All
All funding decisions were made by a peer-led advisory team with representation from NSAC, HEAL, NFFC, and Rural Coalition.
Sample projects funded on this first round of rapid-response grantmaking focused on the farm bill included:
- grassroots base building initiatives
- farmer fly-ins to Washington D.C.
- informational material translation
- narrative development