Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA AMS TM RFSP G 24 0027
The Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) designed to help communities plan, build, and strengthen local or regional food systems through structured partnerships. The core idea is to bring public and private resources together so partners can coordinate around shared priorities, connect people to services and funding, and track measurable progress toward agreed-upon goals. A major emphasis is improving the viability and resilience of local and regional food economies, and the program explicitly includes work tied to pandemic response and recovery as part of that resilience focus.
Under RFSP, applicants are expected to work alongside a defined partnership to catalyze food-system development in a specific geography or region. The partnership has flexibility to determine the appropriate size and scope of the local or regional food system where the project will operate, which means it can be tailored to a city, multi-county area, region, or other logical market shed depending on goals and community needs. The partnership is also expected to coordinate with AMS to receive technical assistance, and to run outreach and education efforts that encourage participation in the partnership agreement and in any eligible activities that flow from it. In practice, this means the project is not just about planning in isolation; it is about organizing a working network, aligning efforts, and creating clear pathways for producers and other eligible participants to engage.
Competitive applications will show that the partnership brings a mix of financial and technical capabilities and can work effectively across sectors. The program is looking for evidence of experience or readiness to collaborate among public agencies, private businesses, nonprofits, and other stakeholders involved in the regional food economy. Proposals also need to present approaches that are innovative, sustainable over time, and measurable, meaning applicants should be prepared to define outcomes, track progress, and demonstrate real movement toward the project goals rather than only producing reports or convenings without follow-through.
A notable feature of RFSP is that award recipients may be able to apply for other programs under the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) on behalf of producers or other eligible entities that want to participate in activities covered by the partnership agreement. This positions RFSP as a kind of organizing and coordination backbone that can help a region line up additional resources and complementary funding opportunities, rather than treating the grant as a standalone effort. Specific eligibility details are referenced in the Request for Applications (RFA), particularly Section 3.0.
Key administrative details from the posting include the opportunity title Regional Food System Partnerships, funding opportunity number USDA AMS TM RFSP G 24 0027, and CFDA number 10.177. It is a grant (funding instrument type: Grant) within the agriculture activity category. The agency is USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. The original application closing date listed is 2024-05-14. The award ceiling is up to $1,000,000 per award, with an estimated 75 awards expected. The eligible applicants category is listed broadly as "Others," which typically indicates that eligibility may include a range of entity types as defined in the RFA rather than only a single narrow applicant class.Apply for USDA AMS TM RFSP G 24 0027
- The Agricultural Marketing Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Regional Food System Partnerships" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.177.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-02-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 75 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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