CT Resilient Food System Infrastructure Webinar

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Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust Slides Contact: gaby@nefoclandtrust.org

Small Business Development Center Slides Contact: ctsbdc.uconn.edu | 877-723-2828

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Wednesdays from 3-4 pm until April 3, 2024. 
Please note that office hours for Wednesday, March 27 have been canceled. 

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Information about Resilient Food System Infrastructure (RFSI)

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) is partnering with states to invest in food supply chain resilience, farm and food business market access, and value-added agriculture industry development.

As a targeted investment in the middle of the food supply chain, RFSI aims to fill supply chain gaps. Funds will support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding meat and poultry. 

“Middle of the Supply Chain” refers to many activities that occur post growing and harvesting to the point that the product reaches the market including but not limited to aggregation, transportation, processing and manufacturing, including value-added products, and distribution. In the image below, this is steps two (2) and three (3): processing and aggregation/distribution.

 


Source: USDA

QUICK FACTS

Connecticut Funding: $2,739,027, approximately $2,160,000 will be made available for grants. There will be technical assistance available throughout the application process and project implementation.