Washington Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI)

Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has received $9.4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to support the one-time-only Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). The purpose of this program is to build resilience across Washington state’s middle-of-the-food-supply-chain – aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution – for locally and regionally produced foods including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding meat and poultry. This program intends to offer more and better market opportunities to small and mid-sized agricultural producers. Grants will go towards domestic food and farm businesses and other eligible entities.