Deadline:
05/26/2020

Eligible Entities:

• Farmer or Rancher Cooperative

• Producer Network or Association

• Producer Group

• Majority-Controlled Producer-Based Business Venture

• Food Councils

• Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Network or Association

• Local Governments

• Nonprofit Corporations

• Public Benefit Corporations

• Economic Development Corporations

• Regional Farmers Market Authorities

• Tribal Governments

Funding Amount:
$100,000 - $250,000

Overview:
Planning and Design projects support partnerships in the early stages of convening, envisioning, and planning processes for developing local or regional food systems. Through these processes, partnerships can determine the goals, outreach, objectives, and eligible activities to be carried out in the regional food system, including defining the region’s parameters (economic, geographic, etc.).