The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced it has a cooperative agreement with Virginia under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Virginia are working together to offer more than $6.3 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain. Virginia is accepting applications for this Infrastructure Grant funding through April 15, 2024.
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. Updates for each state’s Request for Applications for the RFSI program are available on the AMS website.