Conagra Brands Foundation Awards Grants to 20 Nonprofits

The Conagra Brands Foundation has announced the 2024 recipients of the "Nourish Our Community" grants, awarding one-year grants to 20 nonprofits across 10 states, totaling $350,000 in funding.

In support of Hunger Action Month, a time when people come together nation-wide to raise awareness and take action on the issue of food insecurity, Conagra's involvement through these grants will help to create positive social impact in the communities where its employees live and work.

For more than three decades, the grant program has empowered and encouraged employees to take a role in the grant-making process, nominating nonprofit organizations that address the issues of food insecurity, cooking skills, nutrition education, healthy and active lifestyles, and/or urban agriculture. Each grant application is thoughtfully reviewed by a committee of cross-functional employees who analyze, discuss, and select the final recipients.

"Every September, the Nourish Our Community grant program gives our employees the power to make a difference locally, providing relief to their neighbors who may be facing food insecurity," said Robert Rizzo, senior director, Conagra Brands Foundation. "Through this program, we not only raise awareness on this issue, but simultaneously provide financial support to organizations that can make a direct, meaningful impact in our communities."

Hunger Action Month, a Feeding America initiative, aims to take action on the issue of food insecurity in the US. Conagra Brands Foundation's longstanding partnership with Feeding America includes a wholistic approach that strategically leverages employee volunteerism, product donations and cash contributions to impact food insecurity on a national level. Conagra's philanthropic efforts support national research that increases the collective understanding of the issue of hunger and its impact on vulnerable populations and diverse communities; philanthropic support to improve access to nutritious and culturally relevant food through capacity building efforts that increase front line hunger relief agencies efforts to better serve the community and, national efforts to advance equity, diversity and inclusions efforts. Conagra also provides significant product donations that are distributed to Feeding America's network of 200 food banks.