The Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program, funded by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, will invest in critical infrastructure to scale up the processing, aggregation, and distribution of local food to meet the needs of Illinois communities.
Donor Name: Illinois Department of Agriculture
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding can support value-added processing, livestock processing, milling, dairy, trucking, food hubs, community kitchens and other critical pieces of local food supply chains.
Funding Information
Farms, businesses, institutions, cooperatives, local governments, nonprofits and other entities working with local food will have the opportunity to apply for grants of up to $150,000 for infrastructure.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals may be submitted by individuals, groups, partnerships, or collaborations.
- Eligible applicants must currently or plan to store, process, package, aggregate, or distribute farm products raised in Illinois.
- Applicants should be established operations.
- Applicants should be able to demonstrate environmental stewardship, economic profitability, and social equity into their farming operation.
- Proposals must be for the purchasing, leasing to own, renting, building, or installation of infrastructure that will increase market access of Illinois communities to Illinois agricultural products.
Eligible Applicants include but are not limited to:
- Illinois farms with less than 50 employees
- Illinois cooperatives with less than 50 employees
Eligible Applicants include but are not limited to:
- Illinois farms with less than 50 employees
- Illinois cooperatives with less than 50 employees
- Illinois processing facilities, food businesses, and food hubs, with less than 50 employees
- Illinois non-profit organizations
- Units of local government in Illinois
- Multi-farm collaborations
- Healthcare entities
- Educational institutions
- Correctional facilities
Restrictions
- Grant funding may not be used for labor, marketing, or promotional activities.
For more information, visit Illinois Department of Agriculture.
