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USDA-AMS-TM-RFSP-G-21-0009: Regional Food System Partnerships

Closed Closed July 6, 2021 Opportunity USDA-AMS-TM-RFSP-G-21-0009 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Agricultural Marketing Service notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$1.0 million
• Award floor$100,000
• Total funding$15.3 million
• Expected awards50
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See sections 3.2 and 3.3 of the Request for Applications (RFA)

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Regional Food System Partnerships awards averaged $532,885; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (73% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

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.• Coordinate with AMS to receive technical assistance; and• Conduct outreach and education for potential participation in the partnership agreement andeligible activities. 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.

Category: Agriculture.

Applying now

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