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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure is a grant from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry that funds agricultural producers, processors, and distributors in Louisiana to strengthen the middle of the food supply chain.
The Louisiana RFSI program was awarded through the USDA and aims to build supply chain resilience, provide better markets to small farms and food businesses, and support the development of value-added products. Eligible applicants include agricultural producers, processors, and distributors in Louisiana.
The program advances fair prices, fair wages, new jobs, and expanded market access for small and mid-sized agricultural operations as part of USDA's broader food system transformation initiative. Grant amounts vary by project.
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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure | Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Get details on a grant to strengthen Louisiana's food supply chain The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) was awarded the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) grant program.
The goals of the RFSI program are to build resilience in the middle-of-the-food supply chain, provide more and better markets to small farms and food businesses, and support the development of value-added products for consumers, fair prices, fair wages, and new and safe job opportunities.
RFSI will serve as an important component of USDA’s framework to transform the food system to benefit consumers, producers, and rural communities by providing more options, increasing access, and creating new, more, and better markets for small and mid-size producers. RFSI funds exclude meat, wild-caught seafood, and poultry products (excluding eggs) as those products are funded through other USDA programs.
“The COVID-19 pandemic unearthed supply chain distribution challenges that the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program aims to resolve,” said the Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, DVM. “The program will help strengthen Louisiana’s food supply chain. ” Through the cooperative agreement, the LDAF is coordinating initiatives to build resilience across the middle-of-the-food supply chain in Louisiana.
Funds will support expanded capacity for aggregating, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distributing locally and regionally produced food products.
Stakeholders include, but are not limited to, small and underserved business owners, historically underserved farmers or ranchers, and other businesses that qualify under the Small Business Administration (SBA) categories of small, disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, and veteran-owned small businesses.
Application period is CLOSED Grant proposal submission period closes Grant proposal competitive review April 16 - June 11, 2024- UPDATED Applicants informed of USDA-approved, selected funded grants July 31, 2025 ( tentative ) September 1, 2025 ( tentative ) Special Purpose Equipment Only funding period concludes Complex Infrastructure funding period concludes * Dates subject to change LDAF is now accepting applications for Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Grant LDAF partners with USDA to award over $4 million to strengthen Louisiana’s food supply chain infrastructure
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Agricultural producers, processors, and distributors in Louisiana. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Farmers Market Nutrition Programs is a grant from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry that funds programs providing food benefits cards to low-income seniors and WIC recipients to purchase locally grown fresh fruits, vegetables, cut herbs, and honey at approved farmers markets and roadside stands across Louisiana. The program includes the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program for low-income seniors and a complementary program for WIC recipients. Benefits allow participants to buy produce directly from certified local farmers. Award amounts vary. Eligible participants are low-income individuals and families in Louisiana who qualify based on income guidelines for senior or WIC program enrollment.
Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants is a grant from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry that funds rural volunteer fire departments in Louisiana to build firefighting capacity and improve preparedness. The 50/50 matching fund program covers up to 50% of approved expenditures for eligible items including personal protective equipment, hoses, nozzles, and communication equipment, with no single item exceeding $10,000. A Wildland Fire Grant component also supports departments protecting state and private lands from wildfire. Eligible applicants are not-for-profit rural fire departments serving communities of 10,000 or fewer, with at least 80% volunteer personnel. The 2026 application deadline is July 1, 2026.
The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.