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Max Funding
Up to $7.5M
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Due Date
Oct 1, 2026
Application Type
Full Application
FUNDER DETAILS
FUNDER TYPE
Public
FUNDING FREQUENCY
Annual Grant
FUNDING DURATION
Multi-Year Grant
USE OF FUNDS
Programs/Projects, Capital Funding
RESTRICTIONS
Restricted
ELIGIBILITY
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations, ✅ Faith-Based Organizations, ✅ Community-Based Organizations
PROGRAM AREAS
Food Security, Agriculture
LOCATIONS
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington DC, Puerto Rico
Agricultural Marketing Service will competitively award funds to one or more recipients to offer subawards for cold storage and distribution equipment to food banks, food pantries, and other emergency food assistance operations to improve their ability to provide high-quality meats, eggs, seafood, dairy, and fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables to vulnerable Americans.
Eligible applicants must be able to demonstrate capacity to implement and manage a competitive subaward program funding others to conduct projects that meet the goals of the program. This includes competitive application solicitation, application review, award, oversight, and reporting.
Cost Share Requirement: There is no cost share requirement for applicants applying through this NOFO to manage the program.
A cost share is required from subrecipients in the form of cash contributions equal to 10% of the amount of Federal funds being requested. This cost share requirement applies to each subaward project.
About The Grant
Requirements
Organization or institution, including nonprofits with State or Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status where no part of the organization’s or institution’s net earnings inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. This may include charitable organizations or private foundations.
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FOUNDATION NAME
Agricultural Marketing Service
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FUNDER TYPE
Public
CONTACT
Email: AMS.CCG@usda.gov