This grant, offered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, is for the purpose of fostering robust and resilient local or regional food systems. It supports partnerships that strategically connect public and private resources to plan and develop these vital systems, enhancing their economic viability and capacity for pandemic response and recovery. Applicants, working with their partners, will catalyze food system development, coordinating efforts to set priorities, connect essential resources and services, and measure progress towards common goals. Partnerships must demonstrate diverse financial and technical capabilities, proven experience working collaboratively with public and private entities across sectors, and present innovative, sustainable, and measurable approaches to achieve lasting impact within their defined food system.
Opportunity ID: 346077
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-RFSP-G-23-0007 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Regional Food System Partnerships |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 75 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.177 — Regional Food System Partnerships |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 02, 2023 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 02, 2023 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Archive Date: | Jun 01, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $56,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section 3.0 Eligibility Section of the Request for Application (RFA) |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| Description: | The RFSP supports partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local or regional food systems. The RFSP focuses on building and strengthening local or regional food economy viability and resilience, and this includes pandemic response and recovery.Applicants will work with their partners to catalyze the development of local or regional food systems. Applicants will coordinate efforts within the partnership to set priorities, connect resources and services, and measure progress towards common goals. Partnerships are authorized to:
Determine the size and scope of the local or regional food system in which the project’s goals, outreach objectives, and eligible activities are to be carried out, Partnerships must bring a variety of financial and technical capabilities, demonstrate experience or readiness to work effectively and collaboratively with public and private entities across sectors, and present innovative, sustainable, and measurable approaches to achieving the project’s goals. RFSP grant recipients may apply for other LAMP programs on behalf of producers or eligible entities that desire to participate in eligible activities under the partnership agreement. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
RFSP Grant Program Questions: IPPGrants@usda.gov; Grants.gov Questions: support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726.
IPPGrants@usda.gov Email:IPPGrants@usda.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 346077 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> 2023 RFSP RFA COMPLIANT_full.pdf
Folder 346077 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> 2023RFSPNarrativeForm_COMPLIANT.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | RFSP Grant Program Questions: IPPGrants@usda.gov; Grants.gov Questions: support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726. IPPGrants@usda.gov Email: IPPGrants@usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.177 | USDA-AMS-TM-RFSP-G-23-0007 | Regional Food System Partnerships | PKG00279886 | Feb 14, 2023 | May 02, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
346077 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
346077 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
346077 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
346077 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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