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The CDFA is in the process of launching a 15 million dollar grant opportunity, connecting local agriculture with retailer and restaurants. The focus is to build what they are terming "Food Hubs". We will keep an eye on their progress for you but in the mean time check out the link above and see if this funding is right for you!
Great! I hope this program can help bring us a Farmer's Market in Riverside! Here are some additional opportunities that could be great for our community:
Find all upcoming CDFA grants
Farm to School Incubator Grant Program: The California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program offers competitive grants to support farm to school projects that cultivate equity, nurture students, build climate resilience, and create scalable and sustainable change.
California Nutrition Incentive Program: The California Nutrition Incentive Program encourages the purchase and consumption of healthy, California-grown fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts by nutrition benefit clients. The program provides monetary incentives for the purchase of California grown fruits and vegetables at Certified Farmers Markets and small businesses.
Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program: The Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program funds energy efficient refrigeration units in corner stores, small businesses, and food donation programs in low-income or low-access areas throughout the state to stock California-grown fresh produce, nuts, dairy, meat, eggs, minimally processed, and culturally appropriate foods.
California's Farms Together Program: Through Farms Together, food hubs and aggregation partners work directly with producers to bring finished farm boxes and bulk food pallets to food banks and other community sites for distribution
USDA Local Agriculture Market Program: The Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) includes federal funding opportunities that support the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing; local and regional food markets and enterprises; and value-added agricultural products.
America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative (Reinvestment Fund): America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative offers resources including grants, loans, technical assistance services, programming, and other forms of support to eligible projects that will improve access to fresh, healthy foods in underserved rural and urban areas.
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