Closed · USDA-AMS-TM-RFSP-G-21-0009 · CFDA 10.177 · Mandatory

Regional Food System Partnerships

Federal grant opportunity posted by Agricultural Marketing Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 6, 2021
Close date
50
Expected awards

The verdict

Regional Food System Partnerships is a closed mandatory listing from Agricultural Marketing Service that offered $100,000 -- $1,000,000 across 50 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 123 other opportunities from Agricultural Marketing Service.

$100K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
50
expected awards
10.177
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Regional Food System Partnerships is closed (last close July 6, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Agricultural Marketing Service still indexes 123 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 6, 2021

Posted May 5 Closes Jul 6

Est. Total Funding

$15,300,000

Expected Awards

50

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The RFSP supports partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local or regional food systems. The RFSP focuses on building and strengthening local or regional food economy viability and resilience, and this includes pandemic response and recovery.Applicants will work with their partners to catalyze the development of local or regional food systems. Applicants will coordinate efforts within the partnership to set priorities, connect resources and services, and measure progress towards common goals.Partnerships are authorized to:• Determine the size and scope of the local or regional food system in which the project’s goals, outreach objectives, and eligible activities are to be carried out.• Coordinate with AMS to receive technical assistance; and• Conduct outreach and education for potential participation in the partnership agreement andeligible activities.Partnerships must bring a variety of financial and technical capabilities, demonstrate experience or readiness to work effectively and collaboratively with public and private entities across sectors, and present innovative, sustainable, and measurable approaches to achieving the project’s goals.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-AMS-TM-RFSP-G-21-0009

Grants.gov marks Regional Food System Partnerships with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the Agricultural Marketing Service book (48 peers, 39% of 124).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

AMS provides resources and information on the RFSP website (https://www.ams.usda.gov/rfsp) that may be helpful to applicants, including Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)[https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/2021RFSPFAQDocument.pdf], descriptions of funded projects, and required application forms. AMS staff is available to provide timely technical assistance. IPPGrants@usda.gov

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What to do next

Regional Food System Partnerships is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants