Funding Resources
Now Open:
Applications are open now through 11:59 pm on July 1, 2024.
Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Food Assistance (FA) and Harvest Against Hunger (HAH) are partnering to provide this Resiliency Grants Small Grant Program to help address critical needs of hunger relief organizations across Washington. Benefits of the small grant program (compared to the larger Resiliency Grant Program) includes a shorter application and fewer administrative requirements.
Applications Open until April 17, 2024
Applications open Monday, March 18th for the WSDA Spring 2024 Local Food System Infrastructure Grant! The goal of this grant is to support local food supply chains and market access for farms, ranches, and food businesses in Washington state by funding projects that expand and strengthen collaboration across linkages in the regional food supply chain.
Applications Open until April 26, 2024
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is now accepting grant applications to improve the distribution of edible, unsold food to feed people while reducing food going to waste. This is one critical way of helping people have enough to eat while keeping valuable food out of compost and garbage collection. Studies show that food is the single largest material going to garbage from Seattle businesses and is a significant contributor to greenhouse gases. This grant will provide seed funding to test innovative approaches that could ultimately be scaled or replicated with private sector, nonprofit, or philanthropic funding.
February 2023 - Applications Open with Rolling Acceptance
The Food Business Resource Center (FBRC) at Business Impact NW is running an incubator program focused on providing food production space and wraparound educational training for farm businesses and packaged food businesses that source ingredients primarily from local agricultural producers.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) works to improve domestic and international opportunities for U.S. growers and producers. AMS works with a variety of organizations to support to rural America and the Nation’s agricultural sector.
A listing of sources for grants, loans, and equity for businesses and programs promoting sustainable food and agriculture and local economies. It is arranged alphabetically into four sections: Government Grants, Private Grants, Loans, and Equity. Refer to their article “Good Food Funding Guide” for information about choosing sources of capital for your project.
Reinvestment Fund announces the expansion of HFFI to fund local partnerships that will provide financial and technical assistance to food projects as well as Partnerships Program to establish and grow local food financing programs.
Federal Grants Database Centralizes Funding Opportunities
Created by ReFED in partnership with NRDC –this database is a brand new resource that presents relevant funding opportunities in a dynamic, easy-to-use table.
The Local Infrastructure Hub is a national program designed to connect cities and towns with the resources and expert advice they need to access federal infrastructure funding in order to drive local progress, improve communities, and deliver results for residents. Their searchable grant database houses over nearly 400 funding opportunities from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Check out this two-part serries on grant writing by Morgan Curry, the Executive Director of Skagit Gleaners, shares best practices for fundraising and grant writing with a focus on equity.
