The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service has cooperative agreements with Ohio and Oregon under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Ohio are working together to offer $12.4 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain. USDA and Oregon are working together to offer $5.9 million in competitive grant funding for the same kind of projects.
Oregon and Ohio are accepting applications for this Infrastructure Grant funding through Feb. 29 and March 15, 2024, respectively.
In May 2023, USDA announced the availability of up to $420 million through RFSI to strengthen local and regional food systems. Through this program, AMS has entered into cooperative agreements with state agencies, commissions or departments responsible for agriculture, commercial food processing, seafood, or food system and distribution activities or commerce activities in states or U.S. territories. RFSI is authorized by the American Rescue Plan.