DACF Schedules RFSI Equipment-Only Grant Office Hours
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is preparing to facilitate the USDA Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) Equipment-Only Grant opportunity. In preparation for a Request for Applications (RFA) anticipated to open in October 2024, DACF has prepared a RFSI program webpage providing a program overview, contact information, and quick facts.
DACF will hold three RFSI virtual office hours to provide an overview of the RFSI Equipment-Only Grant opportunity and to answer questions from prospective applicants.
RFSI Equipment-Only Virtual Office Hours
- RFSI Equipment-Only Grant overview
- 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
- August 8, 2024 1:00-2:30 p.m. via Microsoft Teams
- August 20, 2024 10:00-11:30 a.m. via Microsoft Teams
- September 5, 2024 2:00-3:30 p.m. via Microsoft Teams
Email michelle.t.webb@maine.gov, using the subject line “RFSI Equipment-Only office hours” to register.
Program Overview:
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA AMS) is partnering with state Departments of Agriculture to invest in food supply chain reliance, market access, and value-added processing infrastructure through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI).
The purpose of the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) program is to build resilience across Maine’s middle-of-the-supply food chain. Funds will support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of Maine-produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding food products containing meat, poultry, wild-caught, and foraged ingredients.
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