The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is seeking applications for its Food Assistance Resiliency Grants.
Donor Name: Washington State Department of Agriculture
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 05/22/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Program is designed to help address critical needs of hunger relief organizations across Washington, WSDA Food Assistance (FA) Resiliency Grants Program applications are open to eligible hunger relief organizations, including those not currently participating in FA core programs.
This program contributes to WSDA’s ongoing Focus on Food Initiative, which aims to ensure access to a safe and nutritious supply of food to support a healthy and thriving Washington population. The Resiliency Grants and Initiatives Committee, a diverse advisory group from across the state, helped inform the design of this program.
Priorities
This program will prioritize:
- Providing access to flexible funding to hunger relief organizations, including tribes and tribal organizations, to support current and vital organizational needs.
- Supporting hunger relief organizations in ways that they determine are best for their community.
- Supporting access to nutritious food.
- Ensuring funding is distributed across the entire state.
Grant Objectives
Through this program, WSDA will fund projects that bring immediate benefit to the community and target the following objectives:
- Collaboration amongst organizations to make significant improvements to the hunger relief network in their area.
- Increase client access to food and reduce client barriers.
- Respond to organization and community need.
Funding Information
The Resiliency Grants Program is funded by the General Fund-State operating budget. For the sixth round, the grant funds to be awarded is $14,000,000. Minimum grant award is $10,000, and the maximum grant award is $200,000, subject to change. This grant is a reimbursement grant.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations based in Washington State primarily focused on addressing food insecurity and hunger relief which may include state of Washington non-profit organizations with current tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC); or public corporations, commissions, authorities; federally recognized tribes; tribal organizations or unrecognized tribes with section 501(c (3) status.
For more information, visit WSDA.
