The AFID Infrastructure Grant program is to support locally identified investments that aid small-scale farmers and food producers in growing their operations.
Donor Name: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS)
State: Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Administered by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the AFID Infrastructure Grant program was created in 2021 to support locally identified investments that aid small-scale farmers and food producers in growing their operations.
Funding Information
The maximum award per grant is $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for an AFID infrastructure grant award, projects should directly support local food production and forestry while also demonstrating a broad community benefit. Priority project areas include new and existing food hubs, farmers markets, commercial kitchens, and other value-added facilities such as those used for processing and packaging meats, dairy products, produce, or other Virginia-grown products. Grant funds should be used primarily for capital expenditures.
- Applications must be made by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, such as a county, city, town, industrial and economic development authority, or planning district commission.
- Localities are encouraged to work with small farmers, food producers, local food systems advocates, and others interested in building their community’s local food and farming infrastructure. This competitive grant requires an equal cash match from the locality, with reduced match available for economically distressed localities.
For more information, visit VDACS.
