Idaho Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) is pleased to announce the competitive solicitation process to award Infrastructure Grants and Simplified Equipment-Only grants to expand capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of Idaho food products. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Market Service (AMS) has allocated these funds to the states and ISDA will be passing through funds as competitive grants to support infrastructure in the middle-of-the-supply chain for Idaho food and farm businesses to improve the resilience of Idaho’s supply chain. The Idaho RFSI program is contingent upon approval of the Idaho Legislature. The spending authority for this program requires legislative approval. In order to meet USDA deadlines, ISDA will be accepting applications in advance. Grants will only be awarded if approved in ISDA’s FY25 budget. There are two grant opportunities. Applicants may submit one Simplified Equipment-Only Project and two Infrastructure Grant Projects to ISDA for consideration. Only one grant, however, will be submitted to USDA. -Simplified Equipment-Only Projects. These projects offer a simplified application to fund smaller grants between $10,000 and $100,000 for equipment purchases. The Simplified Equipment-Only option is a Fixed Price Grant, meaning it will fund only equipment purchases (and not associated facility upgrades, staffing, or other costs), and the amount awarded will be equal to the cost of the equipment up to $100,000. -Infrastructure Grant. The minimum award amount is $100,000 and the maximum award amount is $3,000,000. This program provides a unique opportunity for Idaho industry. ISDA encourages the submission of large projects for maximum impact on Idaho’s food system infrastructure.