Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA25)
Type of Funding Opportunity: Cooperative Agreement
Agency / Organization: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Description:
States, territories, and Tribal governments are eligible to apply for LFPA25 to expand upon prior LFPA and LFPA Plus work. Funding is also available for those entities that did not participate in LFPA and LFPA Plus work. AMS encourages projects with objectives that include:
- Benefit historically underserved farmers/producers/fishers and small businesses,
- Provide food distribution to underserved communities that are not part of the normal food distribution networks,
- Incorporate culturally relevant foods, including kosher and halal, as appropriate based on community preferences.
Bison Production and Marketing Grant Program
Type of Funding Opportunity: Grant
Agency / Organization: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
Deadline: March 26, 2025
Description:
This grant program ensures bison producers meet the growing consumer demand for bison products. More importantly, BMPGP supports Tribal food systems and promotes traditional foodways. The Agricultural Marketing Service will focus on national non-profits and federally chartered tribal organizations with bison production or marketing expertise.
FDA Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings
Type of Funding Opportunity: Grant
Agency / Organization: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Deadline: This grant is awarded twice a year and the application due dates are the following.
- 2024 – April 12th and October 11th
- 2025 – April 11th and October 10th
- Note: Advance permission to submit an application must be requested early in the process and must be submitted no later than 8 weeks before the selected application due date.
Description:
The purpose of the FDA (R13) Scientific Conference Grant Program is to facilitate the provision of federal financial assistance in support of high-quality conferences and scientific meetings designed to research and investigate a topic clearly aligned with the FDA mission. Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); and Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) are eligible to apply.