The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is pleased to announce the availability of a second round of funding for the New York Food for New York Families Competitive Grant Program.
Donor Name: New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/15/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The New York Food for New York Families Program Round 2 (NYFNYF2) will maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency in New York State. This funding is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA.) The goal of this program is to purchase food grown and produced in New York State and deliver it to food insecure communities. Additionally, this program focuses on creating new markets and purchasing from underserved producers.
Program Goals
NYFNYF2 will maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency in New York State. The goals of this program are to:
- Support local and traditionally disadvantaged farmers/producers by building and expanding economic opportunities and creating new marketing channels.
- Establish and broaden partnerships between New York farmers/producers and the food distribution community and local food networks to ensure distribution of fresh nutritious foods in rural, remote, and/or underserved areas.
- Improve food access for underserved communities by tailoring distribution to unique local challenges.
Funding Information
- A total of $7,605,754.81 is available for The New York Food for New York Families Round 2 (NYFF2) program through this competitive request for proposals.
- Applicants may apply for a minimum of $250,000 to a maximum of $2,000,000. A minimum of 85% of the award must be spent on eligible food purchases
Project Duration
Proposed projects must be completed by August 31, 2025, unless an extension is granted by USDA and the Department. The anticipated contract term is May 1, 2024-August 31, 2025.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants include:
- Not-for-profit organizations engaged in food distribution
- Indian tribal organizations
- Agricultural Cooperatives
- Local or municipal governments
- Public educational institutions
- Organizations that applied to the first round of LFPA funding and did not receive an award.
Application Restrictions
This funding opportunity (Round 2) is restricted to applicants who have not previously received funding through the New York Food for New York Families program.
- Applicants may only submit one application through this RFP.
- Applicants that applied to the first round of competitive funding and did not receive an award may apply.
- Entities that received an award through the first round, either the competitive RFP Track 1 ($200,000-$2 million) opportunity or the non-competitive RFA Track 2 ($10,000-$50,000) are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit NYSDAM.
