Equipment-Only Grants can range from $10,000 up to $100,000. This grant can only fund equipment (examples include delivery vehicles, frozen or refrigerated storage, value-added, food processing equipment, or other equipment for middle-of-the-supply-chain
activities). Equipment may be new, used, or refurbished. A 10% match is required for Equipment-Only Grants.

Examples of Equipment Grants include, but are not limited to: equipment that expands capacity and infrastructure for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally- and regionally-produced food products, including specialty crops, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other value-added food products.

The application deadline for pre-proposals closed on March 8th, 2024.