The First State Food System Grant Program provides funding to entities that grow, process, store, transport, distribute, or sell food in the State of Delaware.
Donor Name: Delaware Division of Small Business
State: Delaware
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goal is to expand access to healthy foods in food deserts in Delaware and areas at risk of becoming food deserts, by provided grants and other forms of financial assistance to eligible food resources.
Through this Program, funding is available to a diverse range of businesses, nonprofits, and faith-based institutions, operating at various points in the food supply chain. The Delaware Division of Small Business (DSB) is partnering with the Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy (Food Council) to award grants and other financial assistance to support equipment purchases, capital, operational, and administrative expenses, supplies, and other costs related to advancing the objectives of the Program and Delaware Grocery Initiative.
Funding Information
DSB and the Food Council will award approximately 20 grants of up to $12,500.
Eligibility Criteria
- Businesses, nonprofits, and faith-based institutions are eligible to apply.
- Eligible businesses and operations include:
- Farmers/Food Producers: producing for supply – fruits, vegetables, animal proteins, or other food products.
- Retailers: independently owned grocery stores, cooperative groceries, neighborhood markets, corner stores, restaurants, farmers markets, on-farm stores, food trucks, or farm stands.
- Other Food Distributors: food pantries, food closets, faith-based organizations, soup kitchens.
- Storage: food aggregation facilities, food refrigeration or freezers.
- Transportation: pickup and delivery of food products.
- Processing: commercial kitchens, food prep facilities, food washing or cutting facilities.
For more information, visit DSB.
