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USDA Regional Food System Partnerships Program

KCARD Active Grants (Agriculture)

Funding Amount

Planning and Design Projects: $100,000 to $250,000; Implementation and Expansion Projects: $250,000 to $1,000,000

Deadline

Closed

Grant Type

state

Overview

The Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) supports partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local or regional food systems. Projects focus on building and strengthening the viability and resilience of the local or regional food economy. Must be a partnership between at least one eligible entity and at least one eligible partner. Project types include Planning and Design Projects (feasibility studies, market research, infrastructure investments) and Implementation and Expansion Projects (creating value chains, community engagement processes).

Eligibility

Eligible Applicant Types

Agricultural businessesCooperativesProducer networksCSA networksFood councilsRegional farmers market groupsNonprofit organizationsLocal governmentTribal governmentsState agenciesPhilanthropic corporationsPrivate corporationsInstitutions of higher educationLending institutions

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

agriculturefood-securitycommunity-development

Project Locations

KY

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