Federal grants to Fork Food Lab
Fork Food Lab in Portland, Maine received $2.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 4 awards. Its largest program was Regional Food System Partnerships, with $999,386. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.0 million
- Awards4
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Largest award$999,386
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 0 | $0 |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $963,785 |
| FY 2023 | 0 | $0 |
| FY 2024 | 1 | $999,386 |
| FY 2025 | 0 | $0 |
Programs that fund Fork Food Lab
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Food System Partnerships | 1 | $999,386 |
| Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program | 1 | $749,785 |
| Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding | 1 | $194,000 |
| Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program | 1 | $20,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 4 | $2.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Maine has achieved foodie status as boston magazine raved of the killer food scene in a 2021 review. In comparison, food solutions new england recently reported NE institutions spend 3 of their budget on local foods. The 2017 USDA farm to school census reported that Maine schools purchased | Regional Food System Partnerships | October 30, 2023 | $999,386 |
| Since its launch in 2016, fork food lab has facilitated the startup and scale-up of 120 enterprises, including food producers, caterers, food trucks, new product lines, and cooking classes and competitions. As Maine's only commercial kitchen incubator, fork has reached full capacity. Through a USDA | Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program | November 9, 2021 | $749,785 |
| In 2022, fork food lab, a shared use kitchen incubator in portland, Maine, will expand to a 42,000 square foot facility designed to meet the requirements for a federal grant of inspection the missing piece in this expansion project is the procurement of | Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding | August 31, 2022 | $194,000 |
| This grant supports the costs incurred to implement measures to respond to the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), which may include workplace safety, market pivots, retrofitting facilities, transportation, worker housing, and medical expenses. It provides needed relief to the food processors, distri | Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program | March 17, 2022 | $20,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Fork Food Lab get?
$2.0 million in 4 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Fork Food Lab the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $2.0 million in 4 awards.
What is Fork Food Lab's largest federal grant?
$999,386 under Regional Food System Partnerships, with its first action in the period on October 30, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Fork Food Lab?
Its largest are Regional Food System Partnerships, Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program and Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding.
Other grant recipients in Portland
- Maine Guaranteed Access Reinsurance Association
- Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
- Mainehealth
- University of Maine System
- City of Portland
- Greater Portland Transit District
- Preble Street
- Portland Housing Development Corporation
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