Community Food Systems Fellowship

📖 About Community Food Systems Fellowship

The Community Food Systems Fellowship is an 18-month leadership program designed to empower diverse local food system leaders. The program focuses on building skills, capacity, and networks through:

• Community design labs on participatory engagement and human-centered design approaches.
• Monthly learning sessions with other food systems leaders.
• Individualized technical assistance.

Opportunity Details

• Date Published: October 14, 2025
• Application Deadline: November 10, 2025
• Category: Fellowship, Entrepreneurs
• Opportunity Location: United States

🎁 Benefits of Community Food Systems Fellowship

• Selected fellows will receive a stipend.
• Fellows can apply for project innovation grants totaling up to $5,000.

✅ Fellowship Requirements

Eligibility Criteria

• The fellow must be based in the United States or one of the US territories.
• The fellow must have an established partnership with a nonprofit organization, coalition, network, group, cooperative, business, or institution that has a strategic focus on local food systems.

Ideal Candidate

The fellowship is ideal for individuals committed to:

• Developing resilient and equitable local food systems.
• Community leadership, engagement, and the leadership of caregivers and families.
• Promoting food justice, nutrition justice, racial equity, and social transformation.
• Developing skills to measure the impact and success of local food systems.
• Enhancing collaborative leadership skills.

📅 Application Date and Process

• Application Deadline: November 10, 2025
• To apply, visit the Community Food Systems Fellowship Application Portal.

🌐 Contact Information

For more details or to apply, visit:

• Community Food Systems Fellowship Details
• Application Portal

This fellowship is sponsored by Vital Village Networks.

• Selected fellows will receive a stipend and can also apply for project innovation grants that can total up to $5,000.