NYS Grown & Certified ITRD Grant Program- Track 1 – Small-scale
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://nyfvi.org/new-york-state-grown-certified-itrd-grant-program-2024copy/)._
- If a farm or food system business is eligible for NYS G&C certification of a food and/or beverage product, they are eligible for this program
- Some applicants are eligible to be certified in more than one category
- A farm could be producing vegetables for the fresh market, and running a processing operation for additional products, or even aggregating products to bring to market for a group of farms
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Nonprofits are not eligible
Overview
NYS Grown & Certified ITRD Grant Program
NYFVI is partnering with NYS Grown & Certified to launch a grant program to assist New York food and beverage producers, processors, distributors, and other eligible entities in bringing NYS Grown & Certified food and beverage products to market.
The first Request for Proposals (RFP) for the New York State Grown & Certified Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Development (NYS G&C ITRD) program is now open. It is focused on infrastructure and technology projects. A second RFP for Research and Development projects will be issued at a later point.
Projects must focus on one of the statewide priority areas: distribution capacity enhancement, processing and packaging, production automation and labor efficiency.
The NYS G&C program has worked hard to develop certification opportunities for a wide range of farms and food system businesses.
Matching Funds
Both tracks require the applicant to provide and document the use of a 10% financial match. A match can be provided as cash, loans, or other non-New York State funds. In-kind costs are not permissible.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
- If a farm or food system business is eligible for NYS G&C certification of a food and/or beverage product, they are eligible for this program.
- Some applicants are eligible to be certified in more than one category.
- A farm could be producing vegetables for the fresh market, and running a processing operation for additional products, or even aggregating products to bring to market for a group of farms.
- Applicants must be certified, or plan to become certified in the NYS G&C category that corresponds with the purpose of the funding request.
- Certification Criteria for Producers
- Products are grown and produced in New York State.
- Farms participate in a third-party food safety verification program, if applicable.
- Producers participate in an environmental management program.
Ineligibility
- Nonprofits are not eligible.
What New York Farm Viability Institute Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 14
- Total given
- $1.86M
- Median grant
- $39K
- Range
- $11K–$1.35M
- By dollars: New York 93%, Texas 3%, Illinois 3%. Top recipient cities: Ithaca, NY; New York, NY; Austin, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 54% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY
Enhancing farm productivity and profitability through various projects
$1.35M
Icahn School of Medicine of Mount Sinai · New York, NY
Using uv-c light to control insects and disease in vegetables
$114K
CCE Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY
Facilitating hazelnut and chestnut through identification of improved genetic…
$64K
Oak Tree Capital LLC Persistent Biocontrol · Austin, TX
Use of persistent native nematodes to control insect pests
$54K
Newtrient · Rosemont, IL
Evaluating environmental and economic benefits of nitrogen conservation through the n2…
$50K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Agriculture
- Small businesses
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