Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

Important Grant Information

The RFSI Equipment-Only Grant RFA #TBD is anticipated to open between September 11-17, 2024. When the application period opens, the RFA Number be posted here along with the downloadable Request for Applications (RFA) instructions which will include all of the necessary application files to be submitted by the posted deadline.

Please sign up to get notices for grant notices to receive updates on RFSI Equipment-only FAQs Office Hours to be scheduled in September.

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Program Overview

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA AMS) is partnering with state Departments of Agriculture to invest in food supply chain resilience, market access, and value-added processing infrastructure through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI).

The purpose of the Maine Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program is to build resilience across Maine's middle of the food supply chain. Funds will support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of Maine-produced food and beverage products, including specialty crops (farm cultivated and processed for human food consumption), dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding meat and poultry.

All RFSI Infrastructure Project Grant-funded foods and beverages must be for human consumption, be intended to contribute to more and better markets for local producers (no foods intentionally produced or processed for donation to a food bank or pantry network).

RFSI Equipment-Only Virtual Office Hours

Upcoming RFSI Equipment-Only Office Hours

  • Learn RFSI Equipment-Only Grant FAQs
  • Ask questions about Maine's RFSI Equipment-Only grant program
  • Funding range: $10,000-$100,000 for middle-of-the-supply chain equipment purchases.
  • No matching funds required.

Contact michelle.t.webb@maine.gov Subject line: RFSI Equipment-only Office Hours to register.

  • September 5, 2024 2:00-3:30 p.m. via MS Teams
  • September 9, 2024 1:00-2:30 p.m. via MS Teams

Past RFSI Equipment-Only Project Grant RFA Office Hours Q&A / Presentations

August 8 Office Hours

August 20 Office Hours

September 5 & 9

Program Contact Information

For questions about Maine’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI), please email michelle.t.webb@maine.gov.