Deadline: 31-May-22
The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) is currently seeking applications for its First State Food System Program to provide funding to entities that grow, process, store, transport, distribute, or sell food in the State of Delaware.
The Program highlights the interconnection of systems and processes that influence nutrition, food security, health, community development, and agricultural prosperity. A well-functioning food supply chain moves Delaware grown food products from farmland and indoor grow sites to market outlets, and ultimately to households and consumers.
The Delaware Department of Agriculture through its advisory group – the Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy (Council) strives to facilitate and support a local food system where farmers can access viable markets; Delaware households can access nutritious and wholesome food options within their own communities; and where the impacts of supply chain disruptions can be diminished.
Funding Information
- The First State Food System Program is funded through the Federal American Rescue Plan Act. Using a standardized review process, the Council will award grants from $2,500 up to $150,000. The Council reserves the right to offer an award amount less than the amount requested.
Eligibility Criteria
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To ensure that applications submitted to the First State Food System Program may be reviewed in an objective manner, the Review Panel will use a scoring rubric to assess all applications.
- Applicants must describe how the project positively impacts or creates measurable outcomes for Delaware’s food supply chain.
- Entities must be in operation for two or more years. Start-up entities will be considered when the operator provides a description of industry experience or when the start-up budget includes a contribution from the owner.
- Applicants must be a legal entity and have the legal capacity to enter into a project agreement with the Delaware Department of Agriculture. Eligible entities must be owned and operated in the State of Delaware and include small to mid-sized, for-profit producers and nonprofit organizations; aquaculture/fishery operators; food distributors or transporters; food processing operators. The Council reserves the right to consider applications from non-Delaware entities that directly provide product or services to Delaware.
- Applicants may submit more than one proposal. If more than one proposal is submitted, please prioritize the submissions.
For more information, visit DCF.
For more information, visit https://delcf.org/grants/