King Conservation District (KCD) is pleased to announce a competitive solicitation process to award Regional Food System Program Grant funds for projects that support the economic and environmental sustainability of working agricultural lands in King County.
Donor Name: King Conservation District
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/18/2022
Grant Size: cannot exceed $50,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
KCD’s Regional Food System Grant Program is based on goals and strategies of the King County Local Food Initiative and outreach with a diversity of regional food system participants. The program funds food system-related projects with demonstrated public benefit and a link to improving working agricultural lands in King County. The program is designed to support projects that contribute to the economic viability of local farmers, encourage new farmers, expand acreage in food production, improve food access, and increase demand for and sales of King County farm products.
Funding Information
- Competitive grant requests cannot exceed $50,000.
- The maximum grant period for each award is one (1) year. Typically, projects will start January 1, 2023 and end no later than January 31, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual farmers, producer networks, marketing cooperatives, farmers markets, businesses, schools, special districts, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and jurisdictions within KCD’s service area are eligible to apply.
- Applicants do not have to be located in the service area in order to be eligible. However, the project must be located in the service area.
- Public benefit: Projects must benefit more than one producer or organization. The Regional Food System Program will not award grant funds for projects that provide a profit to a single organization, institution, or individual.
- Service area: KCD’s service area includes 34 cities and all of unincorporated King County. The cities of Enumclaw, Federal Way, Skykomish, Milton, and Pacific are not part of the service area.
For more information, visit King Conservation District.
