Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) Simplified Equipment-Only Grants — CDFA and USDA funding opportunity
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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) Simplified Equipment-Only Grants

The purpose of the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program is to build resilience in the middle of the food supply chain; to provide more and better markets to small farms and food businesses; to support the...

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Award $100k–$3M Deadline Rolling Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: $100,000 – $3,000,000.
  • Deadline: Rolling — applications accepted any time.
  • Issued by: CDFA and USDA.
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Who can apply — at a glance

  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $100k–$3M.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Rolling.

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Award amount
$100k–$3M
Deadline
Rolling

About this opportunity

The purpose of the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program is to build resilience in the middle of the food supply chain; to provide more and better markets to small farms and food businesses; to support the development of value-added products for consumers, fair prices, and fair wages; and create new and safe job opportunities. CDFA is opening a limited 2025 Equipment-Only Solicitation to distribute funds remaining from the 2024 Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) Solicitation. Approximately $2.3 million will be awarded to purchase one piece of equipment to be used to support middle of the supply chain activities for eligible commodities. Projects may begin upon USDA approval; Recipients are expected to complete all purchases by December 31, 2025. Infrastructure Grant recipients are required to contribute 50% of the total proposed project cost as a match to federal funding. For historically underserved farmers and ranchers, or for other businesses that qualify under Small Business Administration (SBA) categories of small disadvantaged business, women-owned small business, or veteran-owned small business, the required match funding contribution or cost share is reduced to 25% of the project cost.

Funding agency

CDFA and USDA
Federal agency

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Who can apply

Entities eligible for Infrastructure Grants are listed below. - Agricultural producers or processors, or groups of agricultural producers and processors. - Nonprofit organizations operating middle-of-the-supply-chain activities. - Local government entities operating middle-of-the-supply-chain activities. - Tribal governments operating middle-of-the-supply-chain activities. - Institutions such as hospitals bringing producers together to establish cooperative or shared infrastructure or invest in equipment that will benefit multiple producers middle-of-the-supply-chain activities.

Geographic eligibility

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

How to apply

The two-phase application process will consist of a short Concept Proposal PDF form which must be emailed to [email protected] no later than 5:00 PT on July 17, 2025. CDFA staff will respond within two business days to confirm receipt of your proposal. Along with the PDF Concept Proposal, applicants must submit one or more detailed and complete similar to substantiate the details of the requested equipment and its cost. The applicants with the highest-ranked projects will then work with CDFA staff to complete a more detailed Grant Proposal for submission to USDA.

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