Regional Food System Partnerships
Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
RRFSP is a component of the Local Agricultural Marketing Program (LAMP). RFSP supports partnerships that brings together public and private resources to plan and develop local or regional food systems and encourages food economy viability and resilience. Through RFSP, AMS works together with partners to accelerate local or regional food system growth through increased access to local knowledge and networks. Partners will lead the scope determination of the regional food system to be developed, i
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Helps groups develop local food systems by connecting public and private resources. They can get support for planning or expanding these systems over two to three years.
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Grant funding for projects aimed at strengthening regional food systems. Two project types are available: 24-month Planning and Design projects ($100,000-$250,000) and 36-month Implementation and Expansion projects ($250,000-$1,000,000). The program requires a 25% cash-only cost share contribution of the total Federal grant portion.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: agriculture, food systems
Other Criteria: producers, farmer or rancher cooperatives, producer networks or associations, majority-controlled producer-based business venture, community supported agriculture networks or associations, food councils, local governments, nonprofit corporations, public benefit corporations, economic development corporations, regional farmers market authorities, tribal governments, must have eligible partners (e.g., state agencies or regional authorities, philanthropic corporations, institutions of higher education, private corporations, commercial, federal or farm credit system lending institutions)
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This program offers funding up to $5,000,000 (minimum $4,500,000).
The application deadline is June 5, 2026.
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