REAP 2005-1 Applicant:  Mike Horner Title:   REAP Website In Affiliation with:  Antelope Park Church of the Brethren REAP Account Allocated Funds:  $1,600.00	Funded Activities:  Construction and maintenance of a website that will act as an online identity for the REAP foundation.  The REAP website will state the objectives and goals of REAP, archive info about projects that have been funded by REAP, and provide possible applicants with guidelines for writing a proposal.  Funds covered the cost of web page design software and provided an hourly wage for the work done on the site.
REAP 2005-2 Applicant:  Kim Matthews Lincoln, NE Title:   Know Your Food Website   In Affiliation with:  Community CROPS, a project of Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society Allocated Funds:  Project approved but withdrawn	Funded Activities:  Construction and maintenance of the Know Your Food website.   The purpose of the website is to be a user friendly resource that accomplishes two goals: (1) to educate consumers on the importance of buying food produced by sustainable practices and where to find foods produced this way in their local area, and (2) provide access to resources for people affected by food related disorders (food allergies, intolerance, diabetes, etc).
REAP 2005-3 Applicants:  Lori Neuman-Lee and Melissa Fox, Iowa Title:  Ecuadorian Water Quality In Affiliation with:  SELVA, an Ecuadorian nongovernmental organization working at rainforest preservation and advocating native rights and A US partner of SELVA, the New Community Project (David Radcliff), based in Elgin, IL. Allocated Funds:  $1,600.00	Funded Activities:  Travel expenses to Ecuador and purchase of water test kits to test the level of contaminates in the Amazon River.  The content of these contaminates and amounts will be analyzed and recorded.  This data will be given to SELVA Vida Sin Fronteras and other organizations that can take action in this region to better the lives of the local people and the environmental status of the region.
REAP 2005-4 Applicant:  Susan J. Rau, Massena, NY Title:  Farm-to-School Support Project (FTSSP) in Northern New York In Affiliation with:  Seedcorn Allocated Funds:  $3,000.00	Funded Activities:  Support for FTSSP's work in encouraging and enabling colleges and public schools to serve locally grown food by facilitating sales of locally produced  agricultural products. Funded activities include the renovation of the FTSSP space to meet the storage and administrative needs of the program and assistance in setting up a donated walk in cooler critical for temporary storage of food products.
REAP 2005-5 Applicant:  Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society Contact: Corinne Kolm, Buy Fresh, Buy Local Coordinator; University of NE Title:  Buy Fresh, Buy Local Campaign Allocated Funds:  $750.00	Funded Activities: Purchase of Buy Fresh, Buy Local marketing and outreach templates from Foodroutes, the proprietary owners of the Buy Fresh, Buy Local materials.  The templates will allow the creation of the local food directory, Nebraska local food label and additional educational materials.  These materials were professional designed through market research and have been used successfully in several states.
REAP 2005-6 Applicant:  John Andrews, Lincoln, NE  Title:  “From the Earth” video In Affiliation with:  Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society Allocated Funds:  $1,785.00	Funded Activities:  Creation of “From the Earth", a six part video documentary about how mid-westerners eat, showing what problems the food production system could face, and solutions that are sought.  This documentary will illustrate the growing need for people to be closer to their food system and the positive effect on their lives.  The target audience is all food consumers: old or young, rich or poor, we all have a responsibility to make sensible decisions about the choices we make in our diet.
REAP 2005-7 Applicant:  John Jeavons, Ecology Action, Willits, CA Title:  Travel Grant for the 18th World Congress of Soil Science and Biologically Intensive Agriculture Symposium. Allocated Funds:  $3,000.00	Funded Activities:  Travel Grants to enable participants from developing countries to attend the 18th World Congress of Soil Science and participate in the Biologically Intensive Agriculture Symposium.
REAP 2005-8 Applicant:  Sharon Williams, Nueva Vida Norristown New Life Mennonite Church, Norristown, PA Title:  Damascus Road Anti-Racism Ministry Team Training Allocated Funds:  None (Excellent ministry but outside the scope of REAP). For More Information:   (610) 279-5433 or nn13@juno.com	Funded Activities: Support at least 20 persons (especially lay leaders) in participating in various anti-racism trainings offered by Damascus Road (the Anti-Racism Program of Mennonite Central Committee US) in 2006. Plans include offering partial and full scholarships to those who have financial need.
REAP 2005-9 Applicant:  Dan and Margo Royer-Miller, Spring grove Pennsylvania/ Willits, CA Title:  Education and extension of Biointensive Mini-Farming techniques and concepts In Affiliation with:  Ecology Action Allocated Funds:  $2,552.00	Funded Activities:  Travel and assistance with local expenses to support participation in one-year apprenticeship-to-staff positions at the Ecology Action research farm in Willits, CA.  Educational aspects will include learning the principles and applications of Biointensive Mini-Farming under Carol Cox and John Jeavons and concentrate on research and development of Biointensive Mini-Farming and the vision of Ecology Action.  Further activities include training to teach this sustainable food production method and lifestyle and facilitate community building and positive group dynamics among interns and apprentices. In addition to garden work, 20 hours a week will be devoted to administrative tasks of Ecology Action.
REAP 2005-10 Applicant:  Ingrid Kirst  and Brad Kindler, Community CROPS, Lincoln, NE Title:  Biointensive Awakening: Community CROPS Education in Sustainability In Affiliation with:  Ecology Action Allocated Funds:  $1,505.00	Funded Activities: Support for staff training in Biointensive methods of food production at a workshop on site in Willits, California March 3-5th 2006.  REAP funding would provide airfare transportation to San Francisco as well as a rental car to Willits, CA to participate in the 3-day Biointensive sustainable mini-farming workshop.  In addition, the REAP Fund request would enable two additional days of travel to facilitate visits to nearby community gardens and farms (Margaret Lloyd) to learn additional methods they can take back to their Nebraska-based project.
REAP 2005-11 Applicant:  Caitlin Erkins Rackish, Williamsport, PA Title:  Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainable Water Quality Monitoring, Benin, West Africa In Affiliation with:  University of Notre Dame Allocated Funds:  $2,000.00	Funded Activities: Support for 3-4 months work with local populations of three villages in West Benin to facilitate local water testing for human health.  Through participation in daily community life and the use of formal anthropological methods, the effectiveness of Notre Dame and local collaborators will be evaluated for:  (i) impact of local-level water testing on village life and understanding of water and health issues, (ii) villagers’ perceptions of outsiders and intervention projects, and (iii) reception and sustainability of this project as influenced by cultural values, beliefs, and method and amount of outside intervention.
REAP 2005-12 Applicant:  Dr. Pilju Kim Joo Title:  Sustainable Rural Community Development in North Korea In Affiliation with:  Agglobe Services International  Allocated Funds:  $2,000.00	Funded Activities: Provide assistance to Dr. Kim Joo to work with four cooperative farms (staple food crop such as rice, corn and soybean, and cash crops as cotton and pepper) along North Korea's western coast. Dr. Joo’s goals include turning the farms into model self-sufficient agricultural communities.  With humanitarian aid she can help farms recapitalize so that they can collectively grow enough food to feed everyone and also grow small amounts of cash crops.  The extra revenue from these farms goes to improving the institutions of the community, such as medical clinics, schools, and day care facilities.