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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Grant Webinar/Seminario web sobre programa de Becas Para Infraestructura de Sistemas Alimentarios Resistentes de Minnesota (RFSI)
Starts:
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 12:00 pm
Ends:
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 1:00 pm
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Join this informational webinar to learn more about the Minnesota Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Grant. We’ll provide an overview of the program, information about the application process, and answers to questions from prospective applicants.
Submit your questions when you register for the webinar so we can try to answer them all during the presentation. Spanish interpretation will be available.
The RFSI program offers designated grants from $100,000 to $3 million for businesses and organizations operating in the middle of the food supply chain in Minnesota. Applications are due April 3, 2024.
The purpose of the funding is to invest in infrastructure for aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food intended for human consumption, including specialty crops, dairy, grains, aquaculture, and other food products (except meat and poultry, which are funded through other programs).
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Únase a este seminario web informativo para obtener más información sobre el programa de Becas Para Infraestructura de Sistemas Alimentarios Resistentes de Minnesota (RFSI). Proporcionaremos una descripción general del programa, información sobre el proceso de solicitud y respuestas a las preguntas de los posibles solicitantes.
Envíe sus preguntas cuando se registre en el seminario web para que podamos intentar responderlas todas durante la presentación. Habrá interpretación en español disponible.
El programa RFSI ofrece subvenciones designadas de $100,000 a $3 millones para empresas y organizaciones que operan en el medio de la cadena de suministro de alimentos en Minnesota. Las solicitudes deben presentarse el 3 de abril de 2024.
El objetivo de la financiación es invertir en infraestructura para la agregación, procesamiento, fabricación, almacenamiento, transporte, venta al por mayor y distribución de alimentos producidos local y regionalmente destinados al consumo humano, incluidos cultivos especiales, lácteos, cereales, acuicultura y otros productos alimenticios. (excepto carnes y aves, que se financian a través de otros programas).
February 13, 2024
Funding is currently available through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) for two grant programs to help expand access to fresh and culturally appropriate foods to low- and moderate-income areas.
The two grant opportunities are part of the MDA’s Good Food Access Program (GFAP): The GFAP Equipment and Physical Improvement Grant and the GFAP Technical Assistance Grant. The agency will award up to $935,000 between the two programs in this funding cycle.
The GFAP Equipment and Physical Improvement Grant helps grocery stores and small food retailers purchase equipment or make physical improvements that will allow them to increase the availability of and access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods (including produce) for underserved communities in low- and moderate-income areas. Applicants for this grant may request between $5,000 and $75,000 for their projects.
Examples of eligible Equipment and Physical Improvement Grant projects include the purchase and installation costs of items like shelving, coolers, and freezers; mobile food trucks; permanent infrastructure at farmers’ markets; or architectural work. Projects that demonstrate positive economic and health impacts on underserved communities will be prioritized for funding.
The GFAP Technical Assistance Grant is available to assist nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and for-profit businesses in providing appropriate technical assistance to eligible food retailers — such as grocery stores, corner stores, and farmers’ markets — interested in providing affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods. Applicants to the Technical Assistance Grant may request between $5,000 and $50,000 per project. However, collaborative projects that include multiple technical assistance providers may request up to $200,000. Grants can cover up to 75% of project costs.
Examples of technical assistance include guidance and resources on topics such as business and succession planning, financing, marketing, food procurement or distribution, and handling and merchandising fresh foods.
To be eligible, applicants for both grants must be located in or serve a census tract designated as a food desert or must serve a substantial subpopulation, such as the elderly or disabled or those in a low- or moderate-income census tract, who have low supermarket access. Tribal communities and other organizations that serve Native American tribal communities are also eligible and encouraged to apply.
Application materials for both grants are due by 4 p.m. Central Time on Thursday, March 28, 2024. For full details on eligibility requirements and the application process, review the request for proposals (RFPs) posted on the GFAP Equipment and Physical Improvement Grant and the GFAP Technical Assistance Grant web pages.
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