Regional Food Business Centers
Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
This program supports regional food supply chains by creating Regional Food Business Centers (RFBC) to support coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building. The ultimate goals of the RFBCs are to: Expand and strengthen regional food systems networks and partnerships in response to hardships and vulnerabilities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Increase food and farm business and financial acumen, particularly among small and mid-size operators, Create more, new, and better markets,
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Helps small and mid-sized food and farm businesses improve their supply chains. Provides support for coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Develop a written program for humane animal handling and welfare.
- Submit the program as a supporting document to the approved technical proposal.
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- 📤Submission Method
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- 🔄Intake Type
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📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- quality assurance reviews
- inspections
- food safety auditing
- development of national standards
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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