State grantNew Jersey
Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) - New Jersey
Offered by New Jersey Department of Agriculture
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- Who can apply
- Agricultural producers or processors, nonprofits, local and tribal governments, and institutions operating middle-of-the-supply-chain activities.
- How much
- $10,000 – $3,000,000Infrastructure Grant: more than $100,000, with a USDA-defined funding range of $100,000–$3,000,000 per application; NJDA intends to award its total allotment of $3,437,002 equitably across multiple industries and projects. Simplified Equipment-Only: $10,000–$100,000. Infrastructure applicants must provide a 50% match (25% if the entity qualifies for a reduced match); no match required for equipment-only projects.
- By when
- Between roundsRecurring program. Next round not posted yet.The application period is closed. No future open date is posted. This is a recurring federal program administered in cycles; check the NJDA grants page for the next round.
Checked Oct 19, 2026
About this grant
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture administers the USDA-funded Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, which provides competitive grants to enhance middle-of-the-supply-chain infrastructure for aggregating, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distributing locally and regionally produced food products. Two project types are offered: an Infrastructure Grant for projects over $100,000 (with a 50% match, or 25% for reduced-match entities) and a Simplified Equipment-Only Grant for projects between $10,000 and $100,000 (no match required). The program is currently closed to new applicants.
Eligibility details
- Notes: Eligible applicants include agricultural producers or processors (or groups of them); nonprofit organizations operating middle-of-the-supply-chain activities; local government entities operating middle-of-the-supply-chain activities; tribal government entities operating middle-of-the-supply-chain activities; and institutions such as schools, universities, or hospitals bringing producers together to establish cooperative or shared infrastructure or invest in equipment benefiting multiple producers. Projects must focus on eligible products (specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products); meat and poultry, wild-caught seafood, exclusively animal feed and forage, fiber, landscaping products, tobacco, and dietary supplements are ineligible.
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