Funding for Strengthening Community-Based Food Systems in Alaska (USA)
GrantID: 74026
Grant Funding Amount Low: $100,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $250,000
Summary
This funding opportunity offers generous support—awards range in the mid‑hundreds of thousands to up to a million dollars per partnership. The grants are aimed at helping teams across multiple states or regions work together to strengthen local and regional food systems. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, small businesses (particularly those in the food and agriculture sector), tribes, educational institutions, and in some cases, individual farmers or producers operating within approved collaborations.
The core intent is to support multi‑entity partnerships that will drive systemic improvements in how food is produced, distributed, marketed, processed, and consumed locally. Funds can be used to plan, develop, and begin implementing infrastructure projects, technical assistance initiatives, marketing strategies, and supply chain enhancements. Grantees often use the support to build capacity for farmers and producers, increase access to healthy food in underserved communities, develop new processing facilities or aggregation sites, and amplify outreach or market opportunities.
Geographically, the program emphasizes collaboration across broad areas—projects must benefit more than one county and often span across multiple states or regions. This encourages solutions that transcend local silos and reach regional scale. Preference is given to partnerships that clearly demonstrate inclusive planning, sustainability, measurable outcomes, and the ability to implement and sustain activities beyond the grant period.
Aside from financial assistance, recipients gain access to technical resources, expert guidance, and peer‑network opportunities. These supports enhance the partnership’s ability to innovate and sustain its initiatives. Overall, this grant is ideal for groups seeking meaningful, lasting improvements in regional food systems—especially those led by nonprofits or small food‑related enterprises in collaboration with others.
This grant may be available to individuals and organizations in Alaska that are actively involved in Agriculture & Farming. To locate more funding opportunities in your field, visit The Grant Portal and search by interest area using the Search Grant tool.
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